UNLIKELY

a. adv.

4 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)

1.
a.

Not likely; improbable; not to be reasonably expected; as, an unlikely event; the thing you mention is very unlikely.

2.
a.

Not holding out a prospect of success; likely to fail; unpromising; as, unlikely means. Hooker.

3.
a.

Not such as to inspire liking; unattractive; disagreeable. [Obs.] "The unlikely eld of me." Chaucer.

4.
adv.

In an unlikely manner.

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