"not likely" meaning in English

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Adverb

Audio: En-au-not likely.ogg
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  1. (idiomatic, informal) Absolutely not; under no circumstances; no way. Tags: idiomatic, informal
    Sense id: en-not_likely-en-adv-6yAo91xq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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