Also spelled prob’bly

US /ˈpɹɑ.bə.bli/ UK /ˈpɹɒb.ə.bli/
adv Freq #361

Meanings

  1. 1
    adv

    Almost certainly; very likely.

    She's not answering, so she's probably still asleep.

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Synonyms
1 adv · almost certainly; very likely. likelyin all probabilitymore than likely

Etymology

From Middle English probably, probabily, equivalent to probable + -ly.

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