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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Likely \Like"ly\, a. [Compar. {Likelier} (l[imac]k"l[icr]*[etil]r); superl. {Likeliest}.] [That is, like-like. See {Like}, a.] 1. Worthy of belief; probable; credible; as, a likely story. It seems likely that he was in hope of being busy and conspicuous. --Johnson. 2. Having probability; having or giving reason to expect; -- followed by the infinitive; as, it is likely to rain. 3. Similar; like; alike. [Obs.] --Spenser. 4. Such as suits; good-looking; pleasing; agreeable; handsome. --Shak. Milton. 5. Having such qualities as make success probable; well adapted to the place; promising; as, a likely young man; a likely servant. | |
