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adjectivelikely but not certain to be or become true or real
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adverbwith considerable certainty; without much doubt
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adjectiveexpected to become or be; in prospect
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adjectivehas a good chance of being the case or of coming aboutOpposite:
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adjectivewithin the realm of credibility
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Examples of likely
- "a likely result"
- "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"
- "not a very likely excuse"