improbable

Definition

Not likely to be true.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin improbābilis. By surface analysis, im- + probable.

Example Sentences

• "It's highly improbable that aliens abducted you."
• "Improbabile, that cannot be prooued, improbable."
• "Nay, if he be of a proud humour, […] he will not Bate an Ace of abſolute certainty, but however doubtful or improbable the thing is, coming f[r]om him it muſt go for an indiſputable truth."

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