What is not such as to inspire liking; unattractive; disagreeable. [Obs.] "The unlikely eld of me." Chaucer called?
unlikely — Not such as to inspire liking; unattractive; disagreeable. [Obs.] "The unlikely eld of me." Chaucer. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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