Unlikely

soheil1What's an unlikely number of people?

More or fewer than expected.

Sorry, it was "an unlikely bunch".Does that change the meaning?

soheil1Sorry, it was "an unlikely bunch".Does that change the meaning?

Yes. it suggests that they are all of a character or condition that does not offer much hope for success in whatever enterprise they have been gathered for.

I suppose that was the meaning of 'bunch'.But what about unlikely?Means 'unfixed'?

Mister Micawber are all of a character or condition that does not offer much hope for success in whatever enterprise they have been gathered for.

That is not the meaning of 'bunch'. That is the meaning of 'unlikely'.

I know what unlikely means.But How does it fit into this context:

Those first chess lessons soon led me to the legendary Last Exit on Brooklyn coffee house, a chess heaven where an unlikely bunch of unusual people congregates to do battle.

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soheil1I know what unlikely means.But How does it fit into this context:Those first chess lessons soon led me to the legendary Last Exit on Brooklyn coffee house, a chess heaven where an unlikely bunch of unusual people congregates to do battle.?

You see what happens when you don't provide context in your first post? Please do so from now on.

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soheil1How did you drive #1?

I guess you mean "derive". I've been to chess clubs. A more random gathering you will never see.

soheil12-It assembles in an unexpected, sudden way.

I don't see that.