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Likely Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Likely? [adv] with considerable certainty; without much doubt; "He is probably out of the country"; "in all likelihood we are headed for war" [adj] within the realm of credibility; "not a very likely excuse"; "a plausible story" [adj] has a good chance of being the case or of coming about; "these services are likely to be available to us all before long"; "she is likely to forget"; "a likely place for a restaurant"; "the broken limb is likely to fall"; "rain is likely"; "a likely topic for investigation"; "likely candidates for the job" [adj] likely but not certain to be or become true or real; "a likely result"; "he foresaw a probable loss" [adj] expected to become or be; in prospect; "potential clients"; "expected income" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Likely: apt(p) \| believable \| belike \| credible \| equiprobable \| expected \| in all likelihood \| in all probability \| liable(p) \| plausible \| potential \| presumed(a) \| presumptive \| probable \| probably \| promising \| prospective \| verisimilar Related Terms \| Find terms related to Likely: a propos \| able \| acceptable \| ad rem \| adapted \| advantageous \| advisable \| agreeable \| amply endowed \| applicable \| apposite \| appropriate \| apropos \| apt \| apt to \| assumably \| becoming \| befitting \| bent \| bonny \| braw \| built \| built for comfort \| buxom \| by all odds \| callipygian \| callipygous \| cogitable \| comely \| conceivable \| conceivably possible \| congruous \| contingent \| convenient \| couleur de rose \| credible \| curvaceous \| curvy \| decent \| desirable \| disposed \| disposed to \| dispositioned \| dollars to doughnuts \| doubtless \| doubtlessly \| dovetailing \| earthly \| encouraging \| expected \| expedient \| fair \| favorable \| favored \| favorite \| feasible \| felicitous \| fit \| fitted \| fitten \| fitting \| foreseeable \| fructuous \| geared \| given \| goddess-like \| good \| good-looking \| goodly \| happy \| hopeful \| humanly possible \| imaginable \| in all likelihood \| in all probability \| in the cards \| in the mood \| inclined \| inclined to \| indubitably \| Junoesque \| just right \| liable \| liable to \| like enough \| lovely to behold \| meet \| meshing \| minded \| mortal \| most likely \| no doubt \| odds-on \| on the button \| opportune \| pat \| personable \| plausible \| pleasing \| pneumatic \| politic \| possible \| potential \| predictable \| predictable within limits \| predisposed \| presentable \| presumable \| presumably \| presumptive \| presumptively \| probable \| probably \| profitable \| promising \| prone \| proper \| qualified \| reasonable \| recommendable \| relevant \| right \| roseate \| rose-colored \| rosy \| seasonable \| seemly \| shapely \| sightly \| slender \| sortable \| stacked \| statistically probable \| statuesque \| suitable \| suited \| suiting \| tailored \| ten to one \| tenable \| thinkable \| timely \| to be desired \| to the point \| to the purpose \| undoubtedly \| useful \| verisimilar \| very like \| very likely \| well-built \| well-favored \| well-formed \| well-made \| well-proportioned \| well-shaped \| well-stacked \| well-timed \| wise \| worthwhile See Also \| possible Likely In Webster's Dictionary \Like"ly\, a. [Compar. {Likelier} (l[imac]k"l[i^]*[~e]r); superl. {Likeliest}.] [That is, like-like. See {Like}, a.] 1. Worthy of belief; probable; credible; as, a likely story. It seems likely that he was in hope of being busy and conspicuous. --Johnson. 2. Having probability; having or giving reason to expect; -- followed by the infinitive; as, it is likely to rain. 3. Similar; like; alike. [Obs.] --Spenser. 4. Such as suits; good-looking; pleasing; agreeable; handsome. --Shak. Milton. 5. Having such qualities as make success probable; well adapted to the place; promising; as, a likely young man; a likely servant. \Like"ly\, adv. In all probability; probably. While man was innocent he was likely ignorant of nothing that imported him to know. --Glanvill.

Likely Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Likely?

[adv] with considerable certainty; without much doubt; "He is probably out of the country"; "in all likelihood we are headed for war"
[adj] within the realm of credibility; "not a very likely excuse"; "a plausible story"
[adj] has a good chance of being the case or of coming about; "these services are likely to be available to us all before long"; "she is likely to forget"; "a likely place for a restaurant"; "the broken limb is likely to fall"; "rain is likely"; "a likely topic for investigation"; "likely candidates for the job"
[adj] likely but not certain to be or become true or real; "a likely result"; "he foresaw a probable loss"
[adj] expected to become or be; in prospect; "potential clients"; "expected income"

See Also | possible

Likely In Webster's Dictionary

\Like"ly\, a. [Compar. {Likelier} (l[imac]k"l[i^]*[~e]r);
superl. {Likeliest}.] [That is, like-like. See {Like}, a.]
1. Worthy of belief; probable; credible; as, a likely story.

         It seems likely that he was in hope of being busy
         and conspicuous.                      --Johnson.

2. Having probability; having or giving reason to expect; --
   followed by the infinitive; as, it is likely to rain.

3. Similar; like; alike. [Obs.] --Spenser.

4. Such as suits; good-looking; pleasing; agreeable;
   handsome. --Shak. Milton.

5. Having such qualities as make success probable; well
   adapted to the place; promising; as, a likely young man; a
   likely servant.


\Like"ly\, adv.
In all probability; probably.

      While man was innocent he was likely ignorant of
      nothing that imported him to know.       --Glanvill.

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