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  • 1not improbable — index credible Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 2Improbable — Im*prob a*ble, a. [L. improbabilis; pref. im not + probabilis probable: cf. F. improbable. See {Probable}.] Not probable; unlikely to be true; not to be expected under the circumstances or in the usual course of events; as, an improbable story or …

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  • 3improbable — [adj] not likely doubtful, dubious, fanciful, far fetched, flimsy*, hundred to one*, iffy*, implausible, inconceivable, not expected, outside chance*, questionable, rare, slim, slim and none*, unbelievable, uncertain, unconvincing, unheard of,… …

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  • 4improbable — [im präb′ə bəl] adj. [L improbabilis] not probable; not likely to happen or be true; unlikely improbability n. pl. improbabilities improbably adv …

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  • 5improbable — (adj.) 1590s, from assimilated form of IN (Cf. in ) (1) not, opposite of + PROBABLE (Cf. probable), or else from L. improbabilis. Related: Improbably …

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  • 6improbable — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not likely to be true or to happen. DERIVATIVES improbability noun (pl. improbabilities) improbably adverb …

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  • 7Improbable Fiction — Infobox Play name = Improbable Fiction writer = Alan Ayckbourn characters = Arnold Grace Jess Vivi Brevis Clem Ilsa setting = Writers circle meeting in Arnold s living room premiere = 31 May 2005 place = Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough orig… …

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  • 8improbable — im|prob|a|ble [ ım prabəbl ] adjective 1. ) not likely to happen or be true: UNLIKELY: a very improbable story it is improbable (that): It s improbable that a lawyer would give such advice. highly improbable: It seemed highly improbable he would… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 9improbable — UK [ɪmˈprɒbəb(ə)l] / US [ɪmˈprɑbəb(ə)l] adjective 1) not likely to happen or to be true a rather improbable story it is improbable (that): It s improbable that a lawyer would give such advice. highly improbable: It seemed highly improbable he… …

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  • 10improbable — adjective 1 not likely to happen or to be true: it is improbable that: It seems improbable that he could have driven home in less than an hour. | highly improbable: a highly improbable explanation. 2 surprising and slightly strange: Theirs was an …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English