| slovo | definícia |
likely
(mass) | likely
- pravdepodobne |
likely
(encz) | likely,pravděpodobně adv: Zdeněk Brož |
likely
(encz) | likely,pravděpodobný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Likely
(gcide) | Likely \Like"ly\, adv.
In all probability; probably.
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While man was innocent he was likely ignorant of
nothing that imported him to know. --Glanvill.
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Likely
(gcide) | Likely \Like"ly\, a. [Compar. Likelier (l[imac]k"l[i^]*[~e]r);
superl. Likeliest.] [That is, like-like. See Like, a.]
1. Worthy of belief; probable; credible; as, a likely story.
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It seems likely that he was in hope of being busy
and conspicuous. --Johnson.
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2. Having probability; having or giving reason to expect; --
followed by the infinitive; as, it is likely to rain.
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3. Similar; like; alike. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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4. Such as suits; good-looking; pleasing; agreeable;
handsome. --Shak. --Milton.
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5. Having such qualities as make success probable; well
adapted to the place; promising; as, a likely young man; a
likely servant.
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6. Improbable; unlikely; -- used ironically; as, a likely
story. [informal]
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likely
(wn) | likely
adv 1: with considerable certainty; without much doubt; "He is
probably out of the country"; "in all likelihood we are
headed for war" [syn: probably, likely, {in all
likelihood}, in all probability, belike]
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, likely] [ant: improbable, unlikely]
3: expected to become or be; in prospect; "potential clients"
[syn: likely, potential]
4: within the realm of credibility; "not a very likely excuse" |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
more likely
(mass) | more likely
- najskôr, skôr |
as likely to (inf.)
(encz) | as likely to (inf.),protože by pravděpodobně web |
as likely to do
(encz) | as likely to do,že by asi udělal web |
more likely
(encz) | more likely,spíš more likely,spíše |
most likely
(encz) | most likely,nejspíš most likely,nejspíše most likely,s největší pravděpodobností Pino |
not likely
(encz) | not likely, |
not very likely
(encz) | not very likely, adv: |
unlikely
(encz) | unlikely,nepravděpodobně adv: Zdeněk Brož |
mind bogglingly unlikely coincidence
(czen) | Mind Bogglingly Unlikely Coincidence,MBUC[zkr.] |
not bloody likely
(czen) | Not Bloody Likely,NBL[zkr.] |
Belikely
(gcide) | Belike \Be*like"\, adv. [Pref. be- (for by) + like.]
It is likely or probably; perhaps. [Obs. or Archaic] --
Be*like"ly, adv.
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Belike, boy, then you are in love. --Shak.
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Likely
(gcide) | Likely \Like"ly\, adv.
In all probability; probably.
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While man was innocent he was likely ignorant of
nothing that imported him to know. --Glanvill.
[1913 Webster]Likely \Like"ly\, a. [Compar. Likelier (l[imac]k"l[i^]*[~e]r);
superl. Likeliest.] [That is, like-like. See Like, a.]
1. Worthy of belief; probable; credible; as, a likely story.
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It seems likely that he was in hope of being busy
and conspicuous. --Johnson.
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2. Having probability; having or giving reason to expect; --
followed by the infinitive; as, it is likely to rain.
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3. Similar; like; alike. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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4. Such as suits; good-looking; pleasing; agreeable;
handsome. --Shak. --Milton.
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5. Having such qualities as make success probable; well
adapted to the place; promising; as, a likely young man; a
likely servant.
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6. Improbable; unlikely; -- used ironically; as, a likely
story. [informal]
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Unlikely
(gcide) | Unlikely \Un*like"ly\, adv.
In an unlikely manner.
[1913 Webster]Unlikely \Un*like"ly\, a.
1. Not likely; improbable; not to be reasonably expected; as,
an unlikely event; the thing you mention is very unlikely.
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2. Not holding out a prospect of success; likely to fail;
unpromising; as, unlikely means. --Hooker.
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3. Not such as to inspire liking; unattractive; disagreeable.
[Obs.] "The unlikely eld of me." --Chaucer.
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unlikely
(wn) | unlikely
adj 1: not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred;
"legislation on the question is highly unlikely"; "an
improbable event" [syn: improbable, unlikely] [ant:
likely, probable]
2: has little chance of being the case or coming about; "an
unlikely story"; "an unlikely candidate for reelection"; "a
butcher is unlikely to preach vegetarianism" [ant: likely]
3: having a probability too low to inspire belief [syn:
improbable, unbelievable, unconvincing, unlikely] |
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