Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a manner not to be approved of; improperly.
- Improbably.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb Obs. & R. In a manner not to be approved of; improperly.
- adverb Improbably.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb obsolete, rare In a manner not to be
approved of;improperly .
Etymologies
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Examples
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As he walked from the attorney's office to his club he bethought himself that that might not unprobably be the necessary termination of his career.
Can You Forgive Her? 1993
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As he walked from the attorney's office to his club he bethought himself that that might not unprobably be the necessary termination of his career.
Can You Forgive Her? Anthony Trollope 1848
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So, let’s see now how Clinton obviously and her supporters, or Obama unprobably and his supporters, will support the nominee choosed on this base.
Dean Urges Superdelegates to Commit - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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As he walked from the attorney’s office to his club he bethought himself that that might not unprobably be the necessary termination of his career.
Can you forgive her? 1864
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