different between likey vs likely

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?la?ki/
• Rhymes: -a?ki

Verb

likey

1. (nonstandard, humorous) Alternative form of like

See also

• likee

Anagrams

• Kiely, Kiley, Kylie, kiley, kylie, ylike

Chinese

Etymology

Pronunciation

Verb

likey

1. (Cantonese) to like; to be fond of; to approve of

   • ?????????????????likey????????????????????? [Cantonese, trad.]
     ?????????????????likey????????????????????? [Cantonese, simp.]

     From: 2013, ???, ??????????????, page 133

     mou⁵ laa³, nei⁵ zi¹ dou³ keoi⁵ dei⁶ gaa³ laa¹, zi⁶ cung⁴ go² zan⁶ si⁴ m⁴ lai¹ ki² nei⁵, zau⁶ lin⁴ ngo⁵ dou¹ m⁴ do¹ lei⁵, hau⁶ loi⁴ ngo⁵ dou¹ mou⁵ mat¹ wan² keoi⁵ dei⁶ laa³. [Jyutping]

     Nah, you know them, since when they started hating on you, they didn't talk to me much either, so later I didn't really contact them anymore.

   • 40?????????????????????????likey [Cantonese, trad.]
     40?????????????????????????likey [Cantonese, simp.]

     From: 2016, ??40??You talkin' to me?? ???????, in ????

     40 nin⁴ hau⁶ lo⁴ bat⁶ dik⁶ nei⁴ lou⁶ zoi³ ci³ tai⁴ hei² ni¹ geoi³ ging¹ din² deoi³ baak⁶, daan⁶ keoi⁵ ci⁵ fu⁴ zau⁶ m⁴ do¹ lai¹ ki² [Jyutping]

     40 years later, Robert De Niro talks about that classic line again, but he seems like he's not a big fan of it

   • ????????????????????????????????????likey? [Cantonese, trad.]
     ????????????????????????????????????likey? [Cantonese, simp.]

     From: 2017 March 30, ???????, in ????

     zou⁶ ji³ jyun⁴ m⁴ jung⁴ ji⁶, hou² do¹ jan⁴ wui⁵ daa² din⁶ waa^6-2 tau⁴ sou³ aa³, jyu⁴ gwo² nei⁵ m⁴ zik¹ hak¹ bou³ ging² ge³ waa^6-2, zau⁶ wui⁵ jau⁵ di¹ jan⁴ jau⁶ m⁴ lai¹ ki². [Jyutping]

     Being a LegCo member isn't easy. Lots of people will call you to complain. If you don't call the police immediately, some people would disapprove.

Yami

Adjective

likey

1. small

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?la?kli/

Etymology 1

From Middle English likely, likly, lykly, likliche, from Old English ?el?cl?? (“likely”) and Old Norse líkligr (“likely”), both from Proto-Germanic *l?kal?kaz, equivalent to like +? -ly.

Adjective

likely (comparative likelier or more likely, superlative likeliest or most likely)

1. probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring

2. (as predicate, followed by to and infinitive) Reasonably to be expected; apparently destined, probable
3. appropriate, suitable; believable; having a good potential

4. plausible; within the realm of credibility
5. promising; apt to achieve success or yield a desired outcome

6. attractive; pleasant

7. (obsolete) Similar; like; alike.
   • 1596, Edmund Spenser, An Hymne in Honour of Beautie

     For love is a celestiall harmonie Of likely harts composed of starres concent

Derived terms

• likely lad

Synonyms

• (as predicate, followed by "to" and infinitive): liable

Translations

Noun

likely (plural likelies)

1. Something or somebody considered likely.

Etymology 2

From Middle English likely, likly, lykly, likliche, from Old English ?el?cl??e (“equally”) and Old Norse líkliga, glíkliga (“likely”), both from Proto-Germanic *l?kal?ka, equivalent to like +? -ly.

Adverb

likely (comparative more likely, superlative most likely) (US)

1. (obsolete) Similarly.
2. Probably.

Usage notes

• The adverb is more common in US English than in British English.
• As an adverb, likely is often preceded by a modifier such as most or quite.

Translations

Anagrams

• Ilkley, Killey