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11credible — Worthy of belief; entitled to credit. See competency character reputation @ credible evidence Evidence to be worthy of credit must not only proceed from a credible source but must, in addition, be credible in itself, by which is meant that it… …
12credible — Worthy of belief; entitled to credit. See competency character reputation @ credible evidence Evidence to be worthy of credit must not only proceed from a credible source but must, in addition, be credible in itself, by which is meant that it… …
13credible — cred|i|ble [ˈkredıbəl] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: credibilis, from credere; CREDENCE] deserving or able to be believed or trusted credible explanation/story/account etc ▪ He was unable to give a credible explanation for his behaviour …
14credible — [[t]kre̱dɪb(ə)l[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED Credible means able to be trusted or believed. ...a credible threat of terrorist action... Baroness Thatcher s claims seem credible to many. Syn: convincing Ant: unconvincing Derived words: credibly …
15credible — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin credibilis, from credere Date: 14th century 1. offering reasonable grounds for being believed < a credible account of an accident > < credible witnesses > 2. of sufficient …
16credible — adj. VERBS ▪ appear, be, seem ▪ become ▪ make sth ▪ find sth ▪ I m not sure that I find her story …
17credible — cred|i|ble [ kredıbl ] adjective * 1. ) able to be believed or trusted: Boone was not a credible witness. There was no credible evidence against him. 2. ) considered as likely to happen or be successful: a credible challenger/opponent/candidate ╾ …
18credible — adjective able to be believed; convincing. Derivatives credibly adverb Origin ME: from L. credibilis, from credere believe . Usage People sometimes confuse the words credible and creditable. Credible chiefly means ‘able to be believed;… …
19credible */ — UK [ˈkredəb(ə)l] / US [ˈkredɪb(ə)l] adjective 1) able to be believed or trusted There was no credible evidence against him. Boone was not a credible witness. 2) considered as likely to happen or be successful a credible… …
20credible — credibility, credibleness, n. credibly, adv. /kred euh beuhl/, adj. 1. capable of being believed; believable: a credible statement. 2. worthy of belief or confidence; trustworthy: a credible witness. [1350 1400; ME ( < MF) < L credibilis, equiv.… …
