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Webster 1913 Edition


Plausibly

Plau′si-bly

,
adv.
1.
In a plausible manner.
2.
Contentedly, readily.
[Obs.]
The Romans
plausibly
did give consent.
Shakespeare

Webster 1828 Edition


Plausibly

PLAUS'IBLY

,
adv.
With fair show; speciously; in a matter adapted to gain favor or approbation.
They could talk plausibly about what they did not understand.

Definition 2024


plausibly

plausibly

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Adverb

plausibly (comparative more plausibly, superlative most plausibly)

  1. (manner) In a plausible manner.
    She lied plausibly, but the police suspected her anyway.
  2. (modal) Not falsifiably, based on available facts and general knowledge.
    Plausibly, she said she'd been working at the time.

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