likely : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: likely	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for likely
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
likely adv with considerable certainty; without much doubt; "He is probably out of the country"; "in all likelihood we are headed for war" Synonym(s): probably, likely, in all likelihood, in all probability, belike adj 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" Antonym(s): unlikely likely but not certain to be or become true or real; "a likely result"; "he foresaw a probable loss" Synonym(s): probable, likely Antonym(s): improbable, unlikely expected to become or be; in prospect; "potential clients" Synonym(s): likely, potential within the realm of credibility; "not a very likely excuse"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Likely \Like"ly\, adv. In all probability; probably. While man was innocent he was likely ignorant of nothing that imported him to know. --Glanvill.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.