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English
Adverb
as likely as not (not comparable)
- As has even chances of being true or happening; as has a fifty-fifty likelihood; (often loosely) probably.
- Synonym: as like as not
- Near-synonyms: (broadly synonymous) more than likely, in all likelihood, in all probability
1922, Agatha Christie, “Chapter 16”, in The Secret Adversary:"You're tying my hands," complained Tommy. "It's a very delicate affair, and the other fellow will muff it up as likely as not, and then where shall I be? I don't believe one of you has got an ounce of tact."
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