unlikely
adj.
late 14c., "not likely to occur," from un-(1) "not" + likely, adj.. Similar formation in Old Norse ulikligr, Middle Danish uligelig. Meaning "not likely to be true" is recorded from 1590s. Related: Unlikeliness; unlikelihood.
adv.
mid-15c., "improbably," from un-(1) "not" + likely (adv.) (see likely, adj.).