Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (a.) Probable; credible; as, a likely story. 2. (a.) Having probability; having or giving reason to expect; -- followed by the infinitive; as, it is likely to rain. 3. (a.) Similar; like; alike. 4. (a.) Such as suits; good-looking; pleasing; agreeable; handsome. 5. (a.) Having such qualities as make success probable; well adapted to the place; promising; as, a likely young man; a likely servant. 6. (adv.) In all probability; probably.

Multi-Version Concordance Likely (4 Occurrences) Luke 22:49 Those who were about Him, seeing what was likely to happen, asked Him, "Master, shall we strike with the sword?" (WEY) 1 Kings 12:26 Jeroboam said in his heart, "Now the kingdom will return to the house of David. (See NIV) Jeremiah 38:9 My lord the king, these men have done evil in all that they have done to Jeremiah the prophet, whom they have cast into the dungeon; and he is likely to die in the place where he is, because of the famine; for there is no more bread in the city. (WEB) Jonah 1:4 But Yahweh sent out a great wind on the sea, and there was a mighty storm on the sea, so that the ship was likely to break up. (WEB)