Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Want of likelihood; improbability.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The want of likelihood; improbability.
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- noun obsolete
improbability
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Examples
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"But consider, Chiffie, the dislikelihood of her pleasing," said the noble courtier.
Peveril of the Peak Walter Scott 1801
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“But consider, Chiffie, the dislikelihood of her pleasing,” said the noble courtier. — “What! old Rowley, with his wit, and love of wit — his wildness, and love of wildness — he form a league with a silly, scrupulous, unidea’d Puritan! —
Peveril of the Peak 1822
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