likely
Meaning
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]