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plausible
/ˈplɑ.zɪ.bəl/
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What does plausible mean?
adjective
- Seemingly or apparently valid, likely, or acceptable; conceivably true or likely.
- Obtaining approbation; specifically pleasing; apparently right; specious.
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adjective
- (obsolete) Worthy of being applauded; praiseworthy; commendable; ready.
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IPA pronunciation
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When these questions have been asked, upon other occasions, they have received a plausible, but not a solid or satisfactory answer.
The conjecture was at least a plausible one, and the detective began to seriously regret that he had embarked on the affair.
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As improbable as is this theory it is as plausible as the erosion theory, but both theories appear to be equally absurd.
Now the reasons why these men do not leave the ministry or priesthood in which they find themselves are often very plausible.
A last and more plausible objection is that raised by Darwin when he said that there were no fossil remains of instincts.