Likely

Adjective

 * 1) probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring
 * Rain is likely later this afternoon.
 * 1) probable; Possessing or displaying the qualities or characteristics that make something probable
 * They are likely to become angry with him.
 * 1) appropriate, suitable; believable; having a good potential
 * Jones is a likely candidate for management.
 * 1) plausible; Within the realm of credibility
 * not a very likely excuse.
 * 1) promising; Apt to achieve success or yield a desired outcome
 * a likely topic for investigation.
 * 1) attractive; pleasant
 * found a likely spot under a shady tree for the picnic.
 * 1)  Reasonably to be expected; apparently destined.
 * He is likely to succeed at anything he tries.

Synonyms

 * liable

Adverb

 * 1)  Similarly.
 * 2) Probably.
 * Likely he'll win the election in this economy.

Adverbs for Likely
fairly; somewhat; plausibly; reasonably; speciously; hardly; perhaps; questionably; undoubtedly; dependably; positively.

Thesaurus
Junoesque, a propos, able, acceptable, ad rem, adapted, advantageous, advisable, agreeable, amply endowed, applicable, apposite, appropriate, apropos, apt, apt to, assumably, becoming, befitting, bent, bonny, braw, built, built for comfort, buxom, by all odds, callipygian, callipygous, cogitable, comely, conceivable, conceivably possible, congruous, contingent, convenient, couleur de rose, credible, curvaceous, curvy, decent, desirable, disposed, disposed to, dispositioned, dollars to doughnuts, doubtless, doubtlessly, dovetailing, earthly, encouraging, expected, expedient, fair, favorable, favored, favorite, feasible, felicitous, fit, fitted, fitten, fitting, foreseeable, fructuous, geared, given, goddess-like, good, good-looking, goodly, happy, hopeful, humanly possible, imaginable, in all likelihood, in all probability, in the cards, in the mood, inclined, inclined to, indubitably, just right, liable, liable to, like enough, lovely to behold, meet, meshing, minded, mortal, most likely, no doubt, odds-on, on the button, opportune, pat, personable, plausible, pleasing, pneumatic, politic, possible, potential, predictable, predictable within limits, predisposed, presentable, presumable, presumably, presumptive, presumptively, probable, probably, profitable, promising, prone, proper, qualified, reasonable, recommendable, relevant, right, rose-colored, roseate, rosy, seasonable, seemly, shapely, sightly, slender, sortable, stacked, statistically probable, statuesque, suitable, suited, suiting, tailored, ten to one, tenable, thinkable, timely, to be desired, to the point, to the purpose, undoubtedly, useful, verisimilar, very like, very likely, well-built, well-favored, well-formed, well-made, well-proportioned, well-shaped, well-stacked, well-timed, wise, worthwhile

Etymology
From líkligr:, from líkr:.

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