What is the Latin word for likely?

The usual Latin words for “likely” are vērī̆similis, vērus, vērō; also similis, probābilis. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“likely” in Latin

vērī̆similisapparently true vērustrue, real, actual (conforming to the actual state of reality or fact; factually correct); true, genuine (not counterfei vērōverily, truly, really, doubtless, in truth, indeed; in particular, specifically; but similissimilar to, like, resembling, of the same kind, the same as probābilislikely, credible, probable, plausible; commendable, admirable; justifiable

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

likely

verisimilis; veri, or (more rarely) vero, similis; probabilis. (The words are found in this connection and order.) veri similis et probabilis.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for likely?: The usual Latin words for “likely” are vērī̆similis, vērus, vērō; also similis, probābilis. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.