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adjective

Likely adj. (compar. likelier; superl. likeliest)

Worthy of belief; probable; credible; as, a likely story. "It seems likely that he was in hope of being busy and conspicuous."

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

Similar; like; alike. (Obs.)

Such as suits; good-looking; pleasing; agreeable; handsome.

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

Improbable; unlikely; used ironically; as, a likely story. (informal)

adverb

Likely adv. In all probability; probably. "While man was innocent he was likely ignorant of nothing that imported him to know."

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Etymology of 'Likely'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Likely" Quotes from Famous Books

... it was not the Aztec habit to march and fight at night, such things were common enough among white men as they had seen already, and that because the Spaniards knew it was not their habit, they would be the more likely to attempt escape under cover of the darkness, when they thought their enemies asleep. Therefore I counselled that sentries should be set at all the entrances to every causeway. To this Cuitlahua assented, and assigned the causeway of Tlacopan to Guatemoc and myself, making us the ...

— Montezuma's Daughter • H. Rider Haggard

... dwelling-place to think of England in, and calculate the variable value of the rupee, and wonder why the dickens So-and-so got his knighthood. Agra seemed to me to be the most widespreading city of all; but very likely it is not. In itself it is far from being the most interesting, but it has one building of great beauty—the Pearl Mosque in the Fort— and one building of such consummate beauty as to make it a place of pilgrimage that no traveller would dare to avoid—the Taj Mahal. Whether or not the Taj ...

— Roving East and Roving West • E.V. Lucas

... darkness with Mansoul. Now they saw that they had been foolish, and began to perceive what the company and prattle of Mr. Carnal- Security had done, and what desperate damage his swaggering words had brought poor Mansoul into. But what further it was likely to cost them they were ignorant of. Now Mr. Godly-Fear began again to be in repute with the men of the town; yea, they were ready to look upon ...

— The Holy War • John Bunyan

... boxing-match or some combaw de cock," Munseer Jools sejested; and the landlord egreed that was very likely. ...

— Burlesques • William Makepeace Thackeray

... your mother had told you something,' she said, turning to Justin. 'Most likely she did, and that it was you who did not listen. You are so very scatter-brained. Rosamond's father and mother have gone to India, a few weeks ago, and she is going to stay with Uncle Ted and me till they ...

— Miss Mouse and Her Boys • Mrs. Molesworth

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