An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.
UNLIKELY
unlikely
(adjective) has little chance of being the case or coming about; “an unlikely story”; “an unlikely candidate for reelection”; “a butcher is unlikely to preach vegetarianism”
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
Etymology
Adjective
unlikely (comparative unlikelier or more unlikely, superlative unlikeliest or most unlikely)
Not likely; improbable; not to be reasonably expected.
Not holding out a prospect of success; likely to fail; unpromising.
Adverb
unlikely (comparative more unlikely, superlative most unlikely)
In an improbable manner.
Noun
unlikely (plural unlikelies)
Something or somebody considered unlikely.
Source: Wiktionary
Un*like"ly, a.
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. [Obs.] "The unlikely eld of me." Chaucer.
Un*like"ly, adv.
Definition: In an unlikely manner.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Word of the Day
2 April 2025
COVERT
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
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