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Definition of Credible

1. Adjective. Capable of being believed. "Credible information"

2. Adjective. (a common but incorrect usage where 'credulous' would be appropriate) credulous. "She was not the...credible fool he expected"

3. Adjective. Appearing to merit belief or acceptance. "A credible witness"

Definition of Credible

1. a. Capable of being credited or believed; worthy of belief; entitled to confidence; trustworthy.

Definition of Credible

1. Adjective. believable or plausible ¹

2. Adjective. authentic or convincing ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Credible

1. believable [adj] : CREDIBLY [adv] - See also: believable

Lexicographical Neighbors of Credible

credential credentialed credentialing credentialism credentialisms credentialization credentialled credentialling credentials credenza

credenzas credibilities credibility credibility gap credibility gaps credible (current term) credibleness credibly credit credit-deposit ratio

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Literary usage of Credible

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A General Abridgment and Digest of American Law: With Occasional Notes and by Nathan Dane (1824)
"After two arguments, court decided, that they were good and credible witnes and that the will was well proved ; the objection was, they were not credible ..."

2. An Exposition of the Creed by John Pearson, Edward Burton (1890)
"This object of Faith is first expressed by that which is credible; for every one who believeth any thing, doth thereby without question assent unto it as to ..."

3. An Essay on the Influence of Authority in Matters of Opinion by George Cornewall Lewis (1875)
"Now, on looking at the qualities which render anyone a credible witness to a matter of fact, we may remark that they are of common occurrence. ..."

4. American State Trials: A Collection of the Important and Interesting by John Davison Lawson, Robert Lorenzo Howard (1918)
"... and also by the testimony of two credible witnesses, or one credible witness and corroborating circumstances proven by other credible witnesses in the ..."

5. A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Gospel According to St. Luke by Alfred Plummer (1896)
"It is not credible that ... into the genealogy of the Messiah, is scarcely credible, although this hypothesis has been adopted by both Hottinger and Voss. ..."

6. A General Abridgment and Digest of American Law: With Occasional Notes and by Nathan Dane (1824)
"After two arguments, court decided, that they were good and credible witnes and that the will was well proved ; the objection was, they were not credible ..."

7. An Exposition of the Creed by John Pearson, Edward Burton (1890)
"This object of Faith is first expressed by that which is credible; for every one who believeth any thing, doth thereby without question assent unto it as to ..."

8. An Essay on the Influence of Authority in Matters of Opinion by George Cornewall Lewis (1875)
"Now, on looking at the qualities which render anyone a credible witness to a matter of fact, we may remark that they are of common occurrence. ..."

9. American State Trials: A Collection of the Important and Interesting by John Davison Lawson, Robert Lorenzo Howard (1918)
"... and also by the testimony of two credible witnesses, or one credible witness and corroborating circumstances proven by other credible witnesses in the ..."

10. A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Gospel According to St. Luke by Alfred Plummer (1896)
"It is not credible that ... into the genealogy of the Messiah, is scarcely credible, although this hypothesis has been adopted by both Hottinger and Voss. ..."

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