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.