improbable
im|prob|able /ɪmpr'ɒbəbəl/
1 [ADJ] oft it v-link ADJ that
Something that is improbable is unlikely to be true or to happen.
...a highly improbable coincidence...
= unlikely
≠ probable, likely
● improbability [N-VAR]
...the improbability of such an outcome.
2 [ADJ]
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
● improbably [ADV] ADV adj, ADV with v, ADV with cl
The sea is an improbably pale turquoise...
1 [ADJ] oft it v-link ADJ that
Something that is improbable is unlikely to be true or to happen.
...a highly improbable coincidence...
= unlikely
≠ probable, likely
● improbability [N-VAR]
...the improbability of such an outcome.
2 [ADJ]
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
● improbably [ADV] ADV adj, ADV with v, ADV with cl
The sea is an improbably pale turquoise...