Which phrase is correct? "the most unlikely of places" or "the unlikeliest of places"?
I saw "the most unlikely of places" on this page:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6599048/?ref_=ttep_ep3

But Lexico dictionary shows the superlative degree for unlikely is unlikeliest:
https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/unlikely

Thanks for your answer.

Question

Which phrase is correct? "the most unlikely of places" or  "the unlikeliest of places"?
I saw  "the most unlikely of places" on this page:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6599048/?ref_=ttep_ep3

But Lexico dictionary shows the superlative degree for unlikely is unlikeliest:
https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/unlikely

Thanks for your answer.

Answer

If I have to be super picky, I would say that "the unlikeliest of places" sounds a little more formal to some but both are correct and natural.

As another, more simple and modern alternative, you could just say "in the strangest of places".

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