unlikely

英[ʌn'laɪklɪ] 美[ʌn'laɪkli]

1. not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred;

"legislation on the question is highly unlikely"

"an improbable event"

2. 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"

3. having a probability to low to inspire belief