unlikely

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   Not likely to happen or be true.

   It is pretty unlikely that you'll win, but I hope you do well.

2. 2
   adj

   Hard to believe; not convincing.

   He gave an unlikely excuse for being late again.

Common collocations

• unlikely candidate Adjective + noun

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

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