Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

likely story

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.00 in modern English

Syllables: like-ly s-to-ry
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Used to suggest that someone's story or excuse is a lie.

Example Sentences

"He told me he couldn't come because his budgie had fallen ill. A likely story!"

Inflected Forms

likely stories (plural)

Questions

What does likely story mean?: Used to suggest that someone's story or excuse is a lie.

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