IMPROBABLE


Meaning of IMPROBABLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ (ˌ)im-ˈprä-bə-bəl, -ˈpräb-bəl ]

adjective

Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin improbabilis, from in- + probabilis probable

Date: 1598

: unlikely to be true or to occur ; also : unlikely but real or true

• im·prob·a·bil·i·ty -ˌprä-bə-ˈbi-lə-tē noun

• im·prob·a·bly -ˈprä-bə-blē, -ˈpräb-blē adverb

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