likely


likely (http://definr.com/likely)

     adj 1: 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" [ant:
            unlikely]
     2: likely but not certain to be or become true or real; "a
        likely result"; "he foresaw a probable loss" [syn: probable,
         plausible] [ant: improbable]
     3: expected to become or be; in prospect; "potential clients";
        "expected income" [syn: expected, potential]
     4: within the realm of credibility; "not a very likely excuse";
        "a plausible story" [syn: plausible]
     adv : with considerable certainty; without much doubt; "He is
           probably out of the country"; "in all likelihood we are
           headed for war" [syn: probably, in all likelihood,
           in all probability, belike]