improbable, marvelous, marvellous, tall
(adjective) too improbable to admit of belief; “a tall story”
improbable, unlikely
(adjective) not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred; “legislation on the question is highly unlikely”; “an improbable event”
improbable, unbelievable, unconvincing, unlikely
(adjective) having a probability too low to inspire belief
Source: WordNet® 3.1
improbable (comparative more improbable, superlative most improbable)
Not likely to be true.
Not likely to happen.
• probable
Source: Wiktionary
Im*prob"a*ble, a. Etym: [L. improbabilis; pref. im- not + probabilis probable: cf. F. improbable. See Probable.]
Definition: 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. 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
21 April 2025
(noun) a reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialty
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
