Definitions
Probable or expected to happen.
Word origin
From Middle English likely, likly, lykly, likliche, from Old English ġelīclīċ (“suitable”) and Old Norse líkligr (“likely”) (probably independent formations), equivalent to like + -ly (adjectival suffix).
Used in a sentence
“Rain is likely later this afternoon.”
“His parents — a restless, titanically self-involved father and a mother who cultivated her inner life in strict solitude — seem a much likelier source for his condition.”
“Still, Saints looked the likeliest to make the breakthrough, and it came when Jonny Evans could only half-clear a long ball and Chaplow took full advantage.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Probably going to happen”6 letters
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