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likeliest

Variant of likely

adjective likelier, likeliest

  1. apparently true to the facts; credible; probable: a likely cause
  2. seeming as if it would happen or might happen; reasonably to be expected; apparently destined: it is likely to rain
  3. such as will probably be satisfactory or rewarding; suitable: a likely choice for the job
  4. having good prospects; promising: a likely lad
  5. Dialectal attractive; agreeable

adverb likelier, likeliest

probably: she will very likely go

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