[
UK
/lˈaɪkli/
]
[ US /ˈɫaɪkɫi/ ]
[ US /ˈɫaɪkɫi/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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within the realm of credibility
not a very likely excuse -
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
a likely place for a restaurant
rain is likely
the broken limb is likely to fall
likely candidates for the job
she is likely to forget
these services are likely to be available to us all before long
a likely topic for investigation -
likely but not certain to be or become true or real
a likely result
he foresaw a probable loss -
expected to become or be; in prospect
potential clients
ADVERB
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with considerable certainty; without much doubt
in all likelihood we are headed for war
He is probably out of the country
How To Use likely In A Sentence
- Moreover, Mr Webb's point about what he calls disinterested management -- that is to say, the management of banks by officers whose remuneration bears no relation to the profit made on each piece of business transacted -- is one of the matters in which English banking seems likely at least to be modified. War-Time Financial Problems
- He made comments about a couple of items, suggesting an appetizer that sounded unlikely but that, in his words,'went down a treat. FOLLY
- The game's protagonist, Laharl, a self-absorbed demon who also happens to be prince to the throne of the netherworld, is as unlikely a ‘hero’ as one could expect.
- If you lip balm contains phenol, camphor, menthol, peppermint oil or eucalyptus, it's most likely making your lips more chapped than not.
- Hillary's woman problem is that her reach among women over 30 I don't want to use the term older women is unlikely to change much. Hillary's Woman Problem Part II
- A study by Conservation International, an American organisation, found that nearly a third of frogs, toads, newts and other amphibian species were likely to disappear within 100 years.
- The report said mobile phone networks worldwide were likely to have 1.6 billion subscribers by the end of this year.
- It is unlikely that their blueprint for economic reform will be put into action.
- Though some may decry the lack of uncut versions of each film, the fact is this will most likely be the definitive version of this series.
- Sadly what he calls'the paucity of evidence and excess of speculative interpretation' is unlikely to clear the air. The Times Literary Supplement
