Thesaurus: likely
Worthy of belief; probable; credible; as, a likely story.
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Definitions
- a. Worthy of belief; probable; credible; as, a likely story.
- a. Having probability; having or giving reason to expect; -- followed by the infinitive; as, it is likely to rain.
- a. Similar; like; alike.
- a. Such as suits; good-looking; pleasing; agreeable; handsome.
- a. Having such qualities as make success probable; well adapted to the place; promising; as, a likely young man; a likely servant.
- adv. In all probability; probably.
- adj. has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
- adj. expected to become or be; in prospect
- adj. within the realm of credibility
- adv. with considerable certainty; without much doubt
- In all probability; probably.While man was innocent he was likely ignorant of nothing thatimported him to know. Glanvill.