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11prob|a|ble — «PROB uh buhl», adjective. 1. likely to happen: »Cooler weather is probable after this shower. 2. likely to be true: »Something he ate is the probable cause of his pain. 3. affording ground for belief: »probable evidence. ╂[< Latin probābilis… …
12prob|a|bly — «PROB uh blee», adverb. more likely than not: »He will probably refuse the offer. SYNONYM(S): presumably …
13prob|lem|at|i|cal — «PROB luh MAT uh kuhl», adjective. = problematic. (Cf. ↑problematic) …
14prob|lem|at|ics — «PROB luh MAT ihks», noun (plural). problematic matters …
15prob|lem|ist — «PROB luh mihst», noun. a person who makes up or solves problems, as in chess or mathematics …
16prob|lem — «PROB luhm», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a question, especially a difficult question: »How to do away with poverty is a problem that concerns the government. In biology there is still the problem of the basic chemistry of life (Atlantic). 2. a matter …
17prob — /prob/, n. Chiefly Brit. Slang. problem. [by shortening] * * * …
18prob — abbrev. 1. probable 2. probably 3. problem …
19prob´ing|ly — probe «prohb», verb, probed, prob|ing, noun. –v.t. 1. to search into; examine thoroughly; investigate: »to probe a person s thoughts or feelings to find out why he acted as he did. Man in his unquenchable thirst for oil has probed ever deeper… …
20prob´er — probe «prohb», verb, probed, prob|ing, noun. –v.t. 1. to search into; examine thoroughly; investigate: »to probe a person s thoughts or feelings to find out why he acted as he did. Man in his unquenchable thirst for oil has probed ever deeper… …
