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   Like·ly

   /ˈlīklē/

   

   adjective

   • 1. such as well might happen or be true; probable: "it was likely that he would make a televised statement" Similar probabledistinctly possibleto be expectedodds-ononpossiblecredibleplausiblebelievablewithin the bounds of possibilityimaginableexpectedanticipatednaturalprospectivepredictablepredictedforeseeableten to oneliablesuredestinedfatedin the windin the airinformal:in the cardsa pound to a pennyOpposite unlikelyimpossibleimprobable
   • 2. apparently suitable; promising: "a likely-looking spot" Similar suitableappropriateappositefitfittingacceptableproperrightreasonablepromisinghopefullikely to succeedpromisingtalentedgiftedinformal:up-and-coming

   adverb

   • 1. probably: "we will most likely go to a bar"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old Norse líkligr, from líkr (see like1).

   Derivatives

   • 1. likeliness noun

   Scrabble Points: 13

   • L

     1

   • I

     1

   • K

     5

   • E

     1

   • L

     1

   • Y

     4

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