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Word entry · 8 letters

unlikely

Best crossword clue

"Not probable"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ʌnˈlaɪkli/Part of speech adjectiveSorted eikllnuyStarts with UEnds with Y1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. has little chance of being the case or coming about

Word origin

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

Used in a sentence

  • 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.
  • The Saturday evening Cardiff-West Wales mail train is still steam-worked, but a most unlikely locomotive used on May 23 was Stanier Class 5 4-6-0 No. 45250 (5A); it returned on May 25 with a train of steel billets.

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