dislikelihood

English

Etymology

From dis- +‎ likelihood.

Noun

dislikelihood (uncountable)

1. (obsolete) improbability

   Synonym: unlikelihood

   • 1822, [Walter Scott], Peveril of the Peak. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to IV), Edinburgh: […] Archibald Constable and Co.; London: Hurst, Robinson, and Co., →OCLC:

     “ But consider , Chiffie , the dislikelihood of her pleasing , ” said the noble courtier.

References

• “dislikelihood”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.