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unlikely 音标拼音: [ənl'ɑɪkli] a. 未必的,未必可能的 未必的,未必可能的 unlikely adj 1: not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred; " legislation on the question is highly unlikely"; " an improbable event" [ synonym: { improbable}, { unlikely}] [ ant: { likely}, { probable}] 2: has little chance of being the case or coming about; " an unlikely story"; " an unlikely candidate for reelection"; " a butcher is unlikely to preach vegetarianism" [ ant: { likely}] 3: having a probability too low to inspire belief [ synonym: { improbable}, { unbelievable}, { unconvincing}, { unlikely}] Unlikely \ Un* like" ly\, adv. In an unlikely manner. [ 1913 Webster]
Unlikely \ Un* like" ly\, a. 1. Not likely; improbable; not to be reasonably expected; as, an unlikely event; the thing you mention is very unlikely. [ 1913 Webster] 2. Not holding out a prospect of success; likely to fail; unpromising; as, unlikely means. -- Hooker. [ 1913 Webster] 3. Not such as to inspire liking; unattractive; disagreeable. [ Obs.] " The unlikely eld of me." -- Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster] 28 Moby Thesaurus words for " unlikely": distasteful, doubtable, doubtful, dubious, dubitable, hardly possible, implausible, improbable, inappropriate, inauspicious, inconceivable, incredible, more than doubtful, objectionable, questionable, remote, unacceptable, unattractive, unbecoming, uncongenial, unfit, unfitting, unimaginable, unpromising, unpropitious, unseemly, unsuitable, unthinkable
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