Adjective
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"2. likely but not certain to be or become true or real;
"a likely result""he foresaw a probable loss"3. expected to become or be; in prospect;
"potential clients""expected income"4. within the realm of credibility;
"not a very likely excuse""a plausible story"