unlikely

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English unlykely, unlikly, unlykly, unlicli, equivalent to un- +‎ likely. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʌnˈlaɪkli/ === Adjective === unlikely (comparative unlikelier or more unlikely, superlative unlikeliest or most unlikely) Not likely; improbable; not to be reasonably expected. Not holding out a prospect of success; likely to fail; unpromising. ==== Translations ==== === Adverb === unlikely (comparative more unlikely, superlative most unlikely) (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:) In an improbable manner. ==== Translations ==== === Noun === unlikely (plural unlikelies) Something or somebody considered unlikely. === References === “unlikely”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. “unlikely”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.