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[ adjective ] capable of being believed
Synonyms Examples "completely credible testimony" "credible information" Used in print (Hampton Stone, The Man Who Looked Death...)Having volunteered that he was a man of about sixty , he bounded up_the_stairs and with each leap rendered the number less credible . Related terms incredible presumptive likely plausible thinkable credibility |
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[ adjective ] a common but incorrect usage where `credulous' would be appropriate
Examples "she was not the...credible fool he expected" Used in print (Mignon G. Eberhart, The Cup, the Blade...)And he certainly could n't have guessed that she would resist his demand for the gold or that she was not the yielding - yes , and credible fool he had every right to expect . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] appearing to merit belief or acceptance
Synonyms Examples "a credible witness" "a plausible story" Related terms |
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