unlikely

Definition

Not likely; improbable; not to be reasonably expected.

Etymology

From Middle English unlykely, unlikly, unlykly, unlicli, equivalent to un- + likely.

Example Sentences

• "It is pretty unlikely that you'll win, but I will pray that at least you do well."
• "In the highly unlikely event of landing in water, lifejackets are stored under the seat."
• "Now, I still think that for this box of matches to have escaped the wear of time for immemorial years was a strange, and for me, a most fortunate thing. Yet oddly enough I found here a far more unlikely substance, and that was camphor."