Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.

            It seems likely that he was in hope of being busy
            and conspicuous.                      --Johnson.

   2. Having probability; having or giving reason to expect; --
      followed by the infinitive; as, it is likely to rain.

   3. Similar; like; alike. [Obs.] --Spenser.

   4. Such as suits; good-looking; pleasing; agreeable;
      handsome. --Shak. Milton.

   5. Having such qualities as make success probable; well
      adapted to the place; promising; as, a likely young man; a
      likely servant.