unlikely
/ʌnˈlaɪkli/
adjective
- Not likely to happen, be true, or be the case; improbable.
- An unlikely friendship formed between the cat and the mouse.
- She is an unlikely candidate for the job because she has no experience.
- It is unlikely that it will snow in July.
- Not typical or expected; surprising.
- He became an unlikely hero after rescuing the child.
- She found an unlikely ally in her former rival.
- The old barn was an unlikely setting for a wedding.
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adverb
- In a way that is not likely; improbably.
- The two events were unlikely connected, but they were.
- He spoke unlikely of ever returning to his hometown.
- The plan was unlikely to succeed from the start.
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