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credible

adjective
 
 
/ˈkred.ɪ.bl̩/

Definition

able to be believed or trusted: They haven't produced any credible evidence for convicting him. The story of what had happened to her was barely (= almost not) credible.Believable credibly
 
 
/-bli/ adverb
The family in the television programme could not be credibly compared with a real one.Believable
(Definition of credible adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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