Believably

adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a believable way.

    "He acted the part believably."

  2. 2
    Used to express the speaker's assessment of the credibility of a reported statement.

    "Believably, Mikey said John pushed him first."

Adverb
  1. 1
    in a believable manner wordnet
  2. 2
    easy to believe on the basis of available evidence wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
crediblyplausiblyplausiblyprobably

Example

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"Believably, Mikey said John pushed him first."

Etymology

From believable + -ly.

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