Hyphenation of LIKELY

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word LIKELY? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

LIKE-LY

Definitions of LIKELY:

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
4.	Within the realm of credibility Not a very likely excuse
5.	With considerable certainty Without much doubt He is probably out of the country In all likelihood we are headed for war

Synonyms of LIKELY:

adj	likely, apt, liable, probable, promising, possible
adj	probable, plausible, presumed, presumptive, verisimilar, equiprobable
adj	expected, potential, prospective
adj	plausible, credible, believable
adv	probably, in all likelihood, in all probability, belike

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Hyphenator

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