/ ʌnˈlaɪkli; NAmE / adjective ( un·like·lier , un·likeli·est )
HELP NOTE : more unlikely and most unlikely are the usual forms
1.
unlikely (to do sth) | unlikely (that ... ) not likely to happen; not probable :
The project seemed unlikely to succeed.
It's most (= very) unlikely that she'll arrive before seven.
In the unlikely event of a problem arising, please contact the hotel manager.
2.
[ only before noun ] not the person, thing or place that you would normally think of or expect :
He seems a most unlikely candidate for the job.
They have built hotels in the most unlikely places.
3.
[ only before noun ] difficult to believe
SYN implausible :
She gave me an unlikely explanation for her behaviour.
OPP likely
► un·like·li·hood / ʌnˈlaɪklihʊd; NAmE /, un·like·li·ness / -nəs; NAmE / noun [ U ]