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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Likely \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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Likely \Like"ly\, adv In all probability; probably. While man was innocent he was likely ignorant of nothing that imported him to know --Glanvill. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: likely adj 1: 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" [ant: {unlikely}] 2: likely but not certain to be or become true or real; "a likely result"; "he foresaw a probable loss" [syn: {probable}, {plausible}] [ant: {improbable}] 3: expected to become or be in prospect; "potential clients"; "expected income" [syn: {expected}, {potential}] 4: within the realm of credibility; "not a very likely excuse"; "a plausible story" [syn: {plausible}] adv : with considerable certainty; without much doubt; "He is probably out of the country"; "in all likelihood we are headed for war" [syn: {probably}, {in all likelihood}, {in all probability}, {belike}]
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