probable

/ˈprä-bə-bəl/

Middle English, from Latin probabilis commendable, probable, from probare to test, approve, prove

adjective

  1. supported by evidence strong enough to establish presumption but not proof

  2. establishing a probability

  3. likely to be or become true or real

a probable hypothesis

noun

  1. one that is probable

noun

  1. a reasonable ground for supposing that a charge is well-founded