Credible
//ˈkɹɛdəbl̩// adj
adj ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Believable or plausible.
"credible alibi"
- 2 Dependable, trustworthy, or reliable.
"credible sources"
- 3 Authentic or convincing.
"credible acting"
Adjective
- 1 appearing to merit belief or acceptance wordnet
- 2 capable of being believed wordnet
- 3 (a common but incorrect usage where ‘credulous’ would be appropriate) credulous wordnet
Example
More examples"The most credible hypothesis is the one that limits the number of elements in the domain T."
Etymology
From Middle English credible, borrowed from Middle French credible, from Latin crēdibilis (“worthy of belief”), from crēdō (“believe”); see credit.
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