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Word Meanings - UNLIKELY - Book Publishers vocabulary database

1. Not likely; improbable; not to be reasonably expected; as, an unlikely event; the thing you mention is very unlikely. 2. Not holding out a prospect of success; likely to fail; unpromising; as, unlikely means. Hooker. 3. Not such as to inspire

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1. Not likely; improbable; not to be reasonably expected; as, an unlikely event; the thing you mention is very unlikely. 2. Not holding out a prospect of success; likely to fail; unpromising; as, unlikely means. Hooker. 3. Not such as to inspire liking; unattractive; disagreeable. "The unlikely eld of me." Chaucer.

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  • THICKENING
    Something put into a liquid or mass to make it thicker.
  • THINKING
    Having the faculty of thought; cogitative; capable of a regular train of ideas; as, man is a thinking being. -- Think"ing*ly, adv.
  • THIRSTILY
    In a thirsty manner.
  • THEBAIC
    Of or pertaining to Thebes in Egypt; specifically, designating a version of the Bible preserved by the Copts, and esteemed of great value by biblical scholars. This version is also called the Sahidic version.
  • THERMALLY
    In a thermal manner.
  • THORN-HEADED
    Having a head armed with thorns or spines. Thorn-headed worm , any worm of the order Acanthocephala; -- called also thornhead.
  • THRASH; THRESH
    derschen, G. dreschen, OHG. dreskan, Icel. , Sw. tröska, Dan. tærske, Goth. , Lith. traszketi to rattle, Russ. treskate to burst, crackle, 1. To beat out grain from, as straw or husks; to beat the straw or husk of with a flail; to beat off,
  • THEBAN
    Of or pertaining to Thebes. Theban year , the Egyptian year of 365 days and 6 hours. J. Bryant.
  • THREE-SQUARE
    Having a cross section in the form of an equilateral triangle; -- said especially of a kind of file.
  • THIN
    thenne, thunne, AS. þynne; akin to D. dun, G. dünn, OHG. dunni, Icel. þunnr, Sw. tunn, Dan. tynd, Gael. & Ir. tana, W. teneu, L. tenuis, Gr. tanu thin, slender; also to AS. to extend, G. dehnen, Icel. , Goth. , L. tendere to stretch, tenere
  • THERMOPHILIC
    Heat-loving; -- applied esp. to certain bacteria.
  • THRYFALLOW
    To plow for the third time in summer; to trifallow. Tusser.
  • THERMOTAXIC
    Pertaining to, or connected with, the regulation of temperature in the animal body; as, the thermotaxic nervous system.
  • THALIAN
    Of or pertaining to Thalia; hence, of or pertaining to comedy; comic.
  • THEM
    The objective case of they. See They. Go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves. Matt. xxv. 9. Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father. Matt. xxv. 34. Note: Them is poetically used
  • THYROIDEAL
    Thyroid.
  • HOLD
    The whole interior portion of a vessel below the lower deck, in which the cargo is stowed.
  • THORNBUT
    The turbot.
  • THOMAS PHOSPHATE; THOMAS SLAG
    See ABOVE
  • THELYTOKOUS
    Producing females only; -- said of certain female insects.
  • LETHARGIC; LETHARGICAL
    Pertaining to, affected with, or resembling, lethargy; morbidly drowsy; dull; heavy. -- Le*thar"gic*al*ly, v. -- Le*thar"gic*al*ness, n. -- Le*thar"gic*ness, n.
  • PROGNATHIC
    Prognathous.
  • POSTHUME; POSTHUMED
    Posthumos. I. Watts. Fuller.
  • ANTHEMIS
    Chamomile; a genus of composite, herbaceous plants.
  • AETHER
    See ETHER
  • BREATHE
    Etym: 1. To respire; to inhale and exhale air; hence;, to live. "I am in health, I breathe." Shak. Breathes there a man with soul so dead Sir W. Scott. 2. To take breath; to rest from action. Well! breathe awhile, and then to it again! Shak. 3.
  • TETHYDAN
    A tunicate.
  • PANTHER
    A large dark-colored variety of the leopard, by some zoölogists considered a distinct species. It is marked with large ringlike spots, the centers of which are darker than the color of the body.
  • WARMTH
    The glowing effect which arises from the use of warm colors; hence, any similar appearance or effect in a painting, or work of color. Syn. -- Zeal; ardor; fervor; fervency; heat; glow; earnestness; cordiality; animation; eagerness; excitement;
  • FORTHPUTING
    Bold; forward; aggressive.
  • DESMOGNATHOUS
    Having the maxillo-palatine bones united; -- applied to a group of carinate birds , including various wading and swimming birds, as the ducks and herons, and also raptorial and other kinds.
  • PARENTHETIC; PARENTHETICAL
    1. Of the nature of a parenthesis; pertaining to, or expressed in, or as in, a parenthesis; as, a parenthetical clause; a parenthetic remark. A parenthetical observation of Moses himself. Hales. 2. Using or containing parentheses.
  • FENCE MONTH
    the month in which female deer are fawning, when hunting is prohibited. Bullokar. -- Fence roof, a covering for defense. "They fitted their shields close to one another in manner of a fence roof." Holland. Fence time, the breeding time of fish or
  • NOTOTHERIUM
    An extinct genus of gigantic herbivorous marsupials, found in the Pliocene formation of Australia.

 

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