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likely
Part of speech: Noun Part of speech: Adjective Part of speech: AdverbProbably.
Part of speech:Likelier.
Part of speech:Likeliest.
Usage examples "likely":- Since when has she become a person likely to be 'satisfied' with anything? - "Marcella", Mrs. Humphry Ward.
- And still, said Lord Hastings, there really is no telling where they are likely to be. - "The Boy Allies Under the Sea", Robert L. Drake.
- Now you know it's not likely; that kind of thing may be very nice, but it isn't true. - "Lord of the World", Robert Hugh Benson.