IMPROBABLE


Meaning of IMPROBABLE in English

1.

Something that is ~ is unlikely to be true or to happen.

...a highly ~ coincidence...

= unlikely

? probable, likely

ADJ: oft it v-link ADJ that

improbability (improbabilities)

...the improbability of such an outcome.

N-VAR

2.

If you describe something as ~, you mean it is strange, unusual, or ridiculous.

On the face of it, their marriage seems an ~ alliance.

= unlikely

ADJ

improbably

The sea is an improbably pale turquoise...

ADV: ADV adj, ADV with v, ADV with cl

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