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credible

/ˈkɹɛdəbəl/

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What does credible mean?

adjective

  1. Believable or plausible.
  2. Dependable, trustworthy, or reliable.
  3. Authentic or convincing.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈkɹɛdəbəl/

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Yet it was scarcely credible that things had come to such a head as to indicate that Eustacia systematically encouraged him.
Thomas HardyThe Return of the NativeProject Gutenberg ebook #122
He threw himself into his studies with an ardour scarcely credible--devoting twelve hours a day to Hindustani, and outwearying two munshis.
Thomas WrightThe Life of Sir Richard BurtonProject Gutenberg ebook #4315
More book examples (3)
Is it credible that the democracy which has annihilated the feudal system and vanquished kings will respect the citizen and the capitalist?
Alexis de TocquevilleDemocracy in America — Volume 1Translated by Henry ReeveProject Gutenberg ebook #815
Seems it credible that by three such thin threads the great Leviathan was suspended like the big weight to an eight day clock.
Herman MelvilleMoby Dick; Or, The WhaleProject Gutenberg ebook #2701
The credible substance of Bessie's long story elaborately told upon inquiry into her life history was that she certainly had had many sex experiences.
William Healy; Mary Tenney HealyPathology of Lying, Accusation, and Swindling: A Study in Forensic PsychologyProject Gutenberg ebook #449