not likely

not like·ly

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [not lahyk-lee]
- /nɒt ˈlaɪk li/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [not lahyk-lee]
- /nɒt ˈlaɪk li/

Definitions of not likely words

adjective not likely improbable 1
convention not likely You can say not likely as an emphatic way of saying 'no', especially when someone asks you whether you are going to do something. 0

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Parts of speech for Not likely

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not likely popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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