not+unlikely

  • 11unlikely — [[t]ʌnla͟ɪkli[/t]] ♦♦ unlikeliest ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ, oft ADJ to inf, it v link ADJ that If you say that something is unlikely to happen or unlikely to be true, you believe that it will not happen or that it is not true, although you are… …

    English dictionary

  • 12unlikely — 1. adjective Not likely; improbable; not to be reasonably expected; as, an unlikely event; the thing you mention is very unlikely. Not holding out a prospect of success; likely to fail; unpromising; as, unlikely means. 2. adverb In an improbable… …

    Wiktionary

  • 13unlikely*/*/ — [ʌnˈlaɪkli] adj 1) not likely to happen It s highly unlikely we ll be invited.[/ex] He s unlikely ever to find a job again.[/ex] It seems unlikely that she will make the same mistake next time.[/ex] 2) not typical He s a very unlikely romantic… …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 14Unlikely Angel — Infobox Film name = Unlikely Angel image size = caption = director = Michael Switzer producer = Jonathan Bernstein writer = Katherine Ann Jones Liz Coe narrator = starring = Dolly Parton Roddy McDowall music = Velton Ray Bunch cinematography =… …

    Wikipedia

  • 15unlikely — unlikeliness, n. /un luyk lee/, adj., unlikelier, unlikeliest, adv. adj. 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 …

    Universalium

  • 16unlikely — adj. (unlikelier, unlikeliest) 1 improbable (unlikely tale). 2 (foll. by to + infin.) not to be expected to do something (he s unlikely to be available). 3 unpromising (an unlikely candidate). Derivatives: unlikelihood n. unlikeliness n …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 17unlikely — /ʌnˈlaɪkli/ (say un luyklee) adjective 1. not likely to happen or be; improbable; probably not going (to do, be, etc.). 2. not likely to be true; doubtful. 3. holding out little prospect of success; unpromising. 4. Obsolete unprepossessing.… …

  • 18Not Afraid — For the Stephanie Smith album, see Not Afraid (album). Not Afraid …

    Wikipedia

  • 19unlikely — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. improbable, doubtful, dubious; farfetched, inconceivable; impracticable, implausible; unpromising, inauspicious. See improbability. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Not likely to happen] Syn. improbable,… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 20unlikely — adjective Date: 14th century 1. not likely ; improbable < an unlikely outcome > 2. likely to fail ; unpromising …

    New Collegiate Dictionary