Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - improbable
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Improbable
improbable
~ adj 1 not likely to happen or to be true (it is improbable that) (It seems improbable that he could have driven home in less than an hour. | highly improbable) (a highly improbable explanation.) 2 surprising and slightly strange (Theirs was an improbable partnership.) - improbably adv - improbability n
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1. Something that is improbable is unlikely to be true or to happen. ...a highly improbable 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 improbable, you mean it is strange, unusual, or ridiculous. On the face of it, their marriage seems an improbable alliance. = unlikely ADJ • improbably The sea is an improbably pale turquoise... ADV: ADV adj, ADV with v, ADV with cl ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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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 • improbability noun • improbably adverb ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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adj. 1 not likely to be true or to happen. 2 difficult to believe. Derivatives improbability n. improbably adv. Etymology: F improbable or L improbabilis (as IN-(1), PROBABLE) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1) маловероятен 2) маловероятный 3) невероятен 4) невероятный highly improbable event — маловероятное событие - improbable collision - statistically improbable ...Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
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1. невероятный, неправдоподобный improbable story —- неправдоподобная история the most improbable things —- самые невероятные вещи improbable of success —- без малейшего шанса на успех not improbable —- весьма вероятный ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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