Improbably

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Improbable \Im*prob"a*ble\, a. [L. improbabilis; pref. im- not +
     probabilis probable: cf. F. improbable. See {Probable}.]
     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.
     [1913 Webster]


  
           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.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  improbably
       adv : not easy to believe; "behind you the coastal hills plunge to
             the incredibly blue sea backed by the Turkish
             mountains" [syn: {incredibly}, {implausibly}, {unbelievably}]
             [ant: {believably}, {credibly}]