Improbable

  • 11improbable — [im präb′ə bəl] adj. [L improbabilis] not probable; not likely to happen or be true; unlikely improbability n. pl. improbabilities improbably adv …

    English World dictionary

  • 12improbable — adj. 1) highly improbable 2) improbable that + clause (it s improbable that she ll accept the invitation) * * * [ɪm prɒbəb(ə)l] highly improbable improbable that + clause (it s improbable that she ll accept the invitation) …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 13improbable — im|prob|a|ble [ ım prabəbl ] adjective 1. ) not likely to happen or be true: UNLIKELY: a very improbable story it is improbable (that): It s improbable that a lawyer would give such advice. highly improbable: It seemed highly improbable he would… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 14improbable — [[t]ɪmprɒ̱bəb(ə)l[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: oft it v link ADJ that Something that is improbable is unlikely to be true or to happen. Ordered arrangements of large groups of atoms and molecules are highly improbable... It seems improbable that this year …

    English dictionary

  • 15improbable — UK [ɪmˈprɒbəb(ə)l] / US [ɪmˈprɑbəb(ə)l] adjective 1) not likely to happen or to be true a rather improbable story it is improbable (that): It s improbable that a lawyer would give such advice. highly improbable: It seemed highly improbable he… …

    English dictionary

  • 16improbable — (Del lat. improbabilis.) ► adjetivo Que es poco seguro o probable: ■ es improbable que salga pronto de trabajar; parece improbable erradicar el hambre en el continente. SINÓNIMO dudoso inseguro remoto ANTÓNIMO probable seguro …

    Enciclopedia Universal

  • 17improbable — adjective 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 …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 18improbable — adj. VERBS ▪ appear, be, look, seem, sound ▪ become ▪ make sth ▪ These new facts make the theory improbab …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 19improbable — im|prob|a|ble [ımˈprɔbəbəl US ˈpra: ] adj 1.) not likely to happen or to be true = ↑unlikely ≠ ↑probable ▪ a film with an improbable plot ▪ It seems highly improbable that he had no knowledge of the affair. 2.) surprising and slightly strange ▪… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 20improbable — {{#}}{{LM I21178}}{{〓}} {{SynI21717}} {{[}}improbable{{]}} ‹im·pro·ba·ble› {{《}}▍ adj.inv.{{》}} {{<}}1{{>}} Que no es probable, no es verosímil ni es demostrable: • No temo sus acusaciones porque son totalmente improbables.{{○}} {{<}}2{{>}} Que… …

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