Likely
['laɪklɪ] or ['laɪkli]
Definition
(adj.) within the realm of credibility; 'not a very likely excuse' .
(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.) expected to become or be; in prospect; 'potential clients' .
Typist: Ronald--From WordNet
Definition
(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.
Checker: Marge
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. Probable, credible.[2]. In a fair way, to be expected.[3]. Pleasing, agreeable, that may be liked.[4]. [Colloquial, U. S.] Respectable, worthy, estimable, of good reputation.
Inputed by Elsa
Synonyms and Antonyms
[See PROBABLE]
Typist: Loretta
Examples
- For instance, if he took his supper after a hard day, to the Dead March in Saul, his food might be likely to sit heavy on him. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- It would be difficult to find a human being less likely to arouse affection. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- I don't think you need be afraid of that, replied Helena, with great scorn; Andros is not likely to rule Melnos. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- I had not thought of both; I should not think either, likely. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- Foreign locality, likely. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- The journey was likely to be a silent one. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- And this lawful use of them seems likely to be often needed in the regulations of marriages and births. Plato. The Republic.
- Do you think it is likely an eruption will take place, Maurice? Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Most likely, said Marks, she's took in somewhere; but where, 's a question. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- If she leaves no children---- Which she is likely to do? Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Can give me some little clue by which to seek him out in the likeliest manner, and either produce him, or establish what has become of him. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- It's the wisest thing to expect, and the likeliest. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- That somebody was assassinated by somebody vindicating a difference of opinion was the likeliest occurrence. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- I exclude extremes, of course; and a very close resemblance in all those points would be the likeliest way to produce an extreme. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- In that case, who was the likeliest person to possess the power of compelling her to remain at Welmingham? Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- What may be the likeliest means? Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
Checker: Shari