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improbable
(encz) | improbable,nepravděpodobný Pavel Machek; Giza |
Improbable
(gcide) | Improbable \Im*prob"a*ble\, a. [L. improbabilis; pref. im- not +
probabilis probable: cf. F. improbable. See Probable.]
Not probable; unlikely to be true; not to be expected under
the circumstances or in the usual course of events; as, an
improbable story or event.
[1913 Webster]
He . . . sent to Elutherius, then bishop of Rome, an
improbable letter, as some of the contents discover.
--Milton.
-- Im*prob"a*ble*ness, n. -- Im*prob"a*bly, adv.
[1913 Webster] |
improbable
(wn) | improbable
adj 1: not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred;
"legislation on the question is highly unlikely"; "an
improbable event" [syn: improbable, unlikely] [ant:
likely, probable]
2: having a probability too low to inspire belief [syn:
improbable, unbelievable, unconvincing, unlikely]
3: too improbable to admit of belief; "a tall story" [syn:
improbable, marvelous, marvellous, tall(a)] |
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improbableness
(encz) | improbableness, n: |
Improbable
(gcide) | Improbable \Im*prob"a*ble\, a. [L. improbabilis; pref. im- not +
probabilis probable: cf. F. improbable. See Probable.]
Not probable; unlikely to be true; not to be expected under
the circumstances or in the usual course of events; as, an
improbable story or event.
[1913 Webster]
He . . . sent to Elutherius, then bishop of Rome, an
improbable letter, as some of the contents discover.
--Milton.
-- Im*prob"a*ble*ness, n. -- Im*prob"a*bly, adv.
[1913 Webster] |
Improbableness
(gcide) | Improbable \Im*prob"a*ble\, a. [L. improbabilis; pref. im- not +
probabilis probable: cf. F. improbable. See Probable.]
Not probable; unlikely to be true; not to be expected under
the circumstances or in the usual course of events; as, an
improbable story or event.
[1913 Webster]
He . . . sent to Elutherius, then bishop of Rome, an
improbable letter, as some of the contents discover.
--Milton.
-- Im*prob"a*ble*ness, n. -- Im*prob"a*bly, adv.
[1913 Webster] |
improbableness
(wn) | improbableness
n 1: the quality of being improbable; "impossibility should
never be confused with improbability"; "the improbability
of such rare coincidences" [syn: improbability,
improbableness] [ant: probability] |
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