unlikely

/ʌnˈlaɪkli/
Syllables un·like·ly
Stress un-LIKE-ly

Phonics Breakdown

un
/ʌn/
short u
like
/laɪk/
long i (i_e)
ly
/li/
y vowel i

Meaning

not probable; not likely to happen

Sound Reference

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un=/ʌn/(under) + like=/laɪk/(like) + ly=/li/(happy)

Example

It is unlikely that it will rain today.