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credibly
cred·i·ble C0735500 (krĕd′ə-bəl)adj.1. Capable of being believed; believable or plausible: a credible witness; a credible explanation. See Synonyms at plausible.2. Considered capable of achieving a goal: The party must nominate a credible candidate for governor.3. Being of sufficient military capability to deter an attack or carry out an operation successfully: credible military force.
[Middle English, from Latin crēdibilis, from crēdere, to believe; see kerd- in Indo-European roots.]
cred′i·ble·ness n.cred′i·bly adv.Usage Note: Credible is widely but incorrectly used where credulous would be appropriate. Credulous means "believing too readily" or "gullible," as in He was credulous (not credible) enough to believe the manufacturer's claims.Thesaurus| Adv. | 1. | credibly - easy to believe on the basis of available evidence; "he talked plausibly before the committee"; "he will probably win the election"plausibly, probably, believablyimplausibly, improbably, incredibly, unbelievably - not easy to believe; "behind you the coastal hills plunge to the incredibly blue sea backed by the Turkish mountains" |
Translationscredible (ˈkredəbl) adjective that may be believed. The story he told was barely credible. 可信的 可信的ˈcredibly adverb 可信地 可信地ˌcrediˈbility noun 可信度，可靠性 可信，可靠性 credibly
Synonyms for crediblyadv easy to believe on the basis of available evidenceSynonyms- plausibly
- probably
- believably
Antonyms- implausibly
- improbably
- incredibly
- unbelievably
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