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unlikely

[ uhn-lahyk-lee ]

adjective

unlikelier, unlikeliest.
  1. not likely to be or occur; improbable; marked by doubt.
  2. holding little prospect of success; unpromising; likely to fail:

    He is an unlikely candidate for reelection.

  3. not ingratiating; objectionable.


adverb

  1. in an unlikely way.

unlikely

/ 蕦苍藞濒补瑟办濒瑟 /

adjective

  1. not likely; improbable
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 耻苍藞濒颈办别濒颈苍别蝉蝉, noun
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 耻苍路濒颈办别顎僱颈路苍别蝉蝉 noun
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of unlikely1

First recorded in 1325鈥75, unlikely is from the Middle English word unlikli. See un- 1, likely
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Idioms and Phrases

see in the unlikely event .
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Example Sentences

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U.S. federal data show deportations of all nationalities 鈥 not just Mexicans 鈥 are lagging behind Biden-era levels, and that at this rate, the Trump administration is unlikely to meet its goal of one million deportations annually.

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Giuffre spent years sharing all the details of what she endured, making it unlikely she was holding back something that needed "silencing," not that conspiracists can reason based on evidence like that.

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Then came the pandemic, creating the highly unlikely conditions that allowed workplace researchers to examine the difference between white-collar workers in the office, and white-collar workers out of the office.

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All protests are quickly subdued and censored on social media, so it is unlikely to pose a real threat to Xi for now.

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Now, he's faced the Canadian electorate as a first time campaigner, won an Ottawa-area seat in the House of Commons and steered his party to an unlikely victory.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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