English

probably

/ˈpɹɒb.ə.bli/
In all likelihood.

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

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    • inheritedMiddle Englishprobably
    • surface analysisEnglishprobable “Likely or most likely to be true.”
    • suffixEnglish-ly “Used to form adjectives from nouns, the adjectives having the sense of "behaving like, or having a …”
      • inheritedMiddle English-ly
        • inheritedOld English-līċe
        • inheritedOld English-līċ

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