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Improbable

//ɪmˈpɹɑbəbl̩// adj

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not likely to be true.

    "It's highly improbable that aliens abducted you."

  2. 2
    Not likely to happen.

    "Due to the loss of power, it is improbable that we will begin on time."

Adjective
  1. 1
    too improbable to admit of belief wordnet
  2. 2
    not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred wordnet
  3. 3
    having a probability too low to inspire belief wordnet

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin improbābilis. By surface analysis, im- + probable.

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