What is not holding out a prospect of success; likely to fail; unpromising; as, unlikely means. Hooker called?
unlikely — Not holding out a prospect of success; likely to fail; unpromising; as, unlikely means. Hooker. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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