unlikely

[Un*like·ly]

Not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred

...

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

Adjective
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"

Adjective
not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred; "legislation on the question is highly unlikely"; "an improbable event"

Adjective S.
having a probability to low to inspire belief

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

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

a.
Not such as to inspire liking; unattractive; disagreeable.

adv.
In an unlikely manner.

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. 2. Not holding out a prospect of success; likely to fail; unpromising; as, unlikely means. Hooker. 3. Not such as to inspire liking; unattractive; disagreeable. [Obs.] "The unlikely eld of me." Chaucer.

Unlikely

Un*like"ly, adv. In an unlikely manner.

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

In an unlikely manner.

...

Usage Examples

To separate children from others of similar age and qualifications solely because of their race generates a feeling of inferiority as to their status in the community that may affect their hearts and minds in a way unlikely ever to be undone.

Politically, Obama's amazing streak of self-destructing opponents who have lain beneath his feet during his unlikely political career appears to be holding.

Removing the faults in a stage-coach may produce a perfect stage-coach, but it is unlikely to produce the first motor car.

Ever since the collapse of cap and trade legislation and the realization that President Obama is unlikely to ever utter the words 'climate change' in public again, much less use the bully pulpit to prepare the nation for the catastrophic risks of inaction, the movement has been in a funk.

Courage is found in unlikely places.

Nothing defines humans better than their willingness to do irrational things in the pursuit of phenomenally unlikely payoffs. This is the principle behind lotteries, dating, and religion.

Misspelled Form

unlikely, yunlikely, 7unlikely, 8unlikely, iunlikely, junlikely, ynlikely, 7nlikely, 8nlikely, inlikely, jnlikely, uynlikely, u7nlikely, u8nlikely, uinlikely, ujnlikely, ubnlikely, uhnlikely, ujnlikely, umnlikely, u nlikely, ublikely, uhlikely, ujlikely, umlikely, u likely, unblikely, unhlikely, unjlikely, unmlikely, un likely, unklikely, unolikely, unplikely, un:likely, unkikely, unoikely, unpikely, un:ikely, unlkikely, unloikely, unlpikely, unl:ikely, unluikely, unl8ikely, unl9ikely, unloikely, unljikely, unlkikely, unlukely, unl8kely, unl9kely, unlokely, unljkely, unlkkely, unliukely, unli8kely, unli9kely, unliokely, unlijkely, unlikkely, unlijkely, unliikely, unliokely, unlilkely, unlimkely, unlijely, unliiely, unlioely, unlilely, unlimely, unlikjely, unlikiely, unlikoely, unliklely, unlikmely, unlikwely, unlik3ely, unlik4ely, unlikrely, unliksely, unlikdely, unlikwly, unlik3ly, unlik4ly, unlikrly, unliksly, unlikdly, unlikewly, unlike3ly, unlike4ly, unlikerly, unlikesly, unlikedly, unlikekly, unlikeoly, unlikeply, unlike:ly, unlikeky, unlikeoy, unlikepy, unlike:y, unlikelky, unlikeloy, unlikelpy, unlikel:y, unlikelty, unlikel6y, unlikel7y, unlikeluy, unlikelhy, unlikelt, unlikel6, unlikel7, unlikelu, unlikelh, unlikelyt, unlikely6, unlikely7, unlikelyu, unlikelyh.

Other Usage Examples

This is true enough, but success is the next best thing to happiness, and if you can't be happy as a success, it's very unlikely that you would find a deeper, truer happiness in failure.

Cleanliness becomes more important when godliness is unlikely.

But then there are magical, beautiful things in the world. There's incredible acts of kindness and bravery, and in the most unlikely places, and it gives you hope.

War as Napoleon knew it just not possible any more. However, we're very unlikely to accept or recognize 'world peace' even when we get it.

The whole secret to our success is being able to con ourselves into believing that we're going to change the world because statistically we are unlikely to do it.

I had come to the point when I realized it was unlikely that my film career was going to move beyond a certain level of role. And I was - because I had graphic instances of it - handicapped by the success of Star Trek. A director would say, 'I don't want Jean-Luc Picard in my movie' - and this was compounded by X-Men as well.

Suicide is possible, but not probable hanging, I trust, is even more unlikely for I hope that, by the time I die, my countrymen will have become civilised enough to abolish capital punishment.