Adjektiv

unwahrscheinlich

unlikely, improbable, implausible

Es ist unwahrscheinlich, dass es heute regnet.

It's unlikely that it will rain today.

Er erzählte eine unwahrscheinliche Geschichte.

He told an improbable story.

It is unwahrscheinlich, that ... It is unlikely that ... Es ist unwahrscheinlich, dass er kommt.

as an adjective before a noun an unwahrscheinliche excuse

Synonyms: improbable, implausible; Antonyms: likely, probable, certain

Composed of un- (not) + wahrscheinlich (probable/likely). So, 'not probable'.

Think of it as 'un-true-seeming'. 'Un-' means not, 'wahr' is true, and 'scheinlich' relates to seeming. If it doesn't seem true, it's unlikely.

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