"unlikelily" meaning in English

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Adverb

Forms: more unlikelily [comparative], most unlikelily [superlative]
Etymology: From unlikely + -ly. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|unlikely|ly}} unlikely + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} unlikelily (comparative more unlikelily, superlative most unlikelily)
  1. (rare) In an unlikely manner. Tags: rare Synonyms: unlikely
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          "text": "The report continued even more unlikelily that the police were allegedly converted to Communist views, that ‘Proletarian Hundreds’ were formed under police auspices, ostensibly to assist the regular force, and that generals of the former army who tried to attend commemorative parades of ex-servicemen were threatened with violence.",
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