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Adjective: likely (likelier,likeliest) lIklee- 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" - Likely but not certain to be or become true or real
"a likely result"
- probable - Expected to become or be; in prospect
- potential - Within the realm of credibility
"not a very likely excuse"
Adverb: likely lIklee- With considerable certainty; without much doubt
- probably, in all likelihood, in all probability, belike
Derived forms: likeliest, likelier See also: apt, believable, credible, equiprobable, liable, likelihood, likeliness, possible, presumptive, probable, promising, prospective, verisimilar Antonym: unlikely Encyclopedia: Likely Likely, British Columbia |