likely

Definitions

1. 1.Having probability; having or giving reason to expect; -- followed by the infinitive; as, it is likely to rain.
2. 2.Similar; like; alike. [Obs.] Spenser.
3. 3.Such as suits; good-looking; pleasing; agreeable; handsome. Shak. Milton.
4. 4.Having such qualities as make success probable; well adapted to the place; promising; as, a likely young man; a likely servant.
5. 5.In all probability; probably. While man was innocent he was likely ignorant of nothing that imported him to know. Glanvill.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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Reverse-dictionary questions

Definition-first questions whose answer is likely.

• What is having probability; having or giving reason to expect; -- followed by the infinitive; as, it is likely to rain called?
• What is such as suits; good-looking; pleasing; agreeable; handsome. Shak. Milton called?
• What is having such qualities as make success probable; well adapted to the place; promising; as, a likely young man; a likely servant called?
• What is in all probability; probably. While man was innocent he was likely ignorant of nothing that imported him to know. Glanvill called?