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Definition of Plausibly

1. Adverb. Easy to believe on the basis of available evidence. "He will probably win the election"

Definition of Plausibly

1. adv. In a plausible manner.

Definition of Plausibly

1. Adverb. (context: manner) In a plausible manner. ¹

2. Adverb. (context: modal) Not falsifiably, based on available facts and general knowledge. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Plausibly

1. [adv]

Medical Definition of Plausibly

1. 1. In a plausible manner. 2. Contentedly, readily. "The Romans plausibly did give consent." (Shak) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Plausibly

Literary usage of Plausibly

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

1. View of the State of Europe During the Middle Ages by Henry Hallam (1848)
"And Mably has plausibly inferred the perpetuity of benefices, at least in some instan- to feudal estates subsists at present, though the ten- nre of the ..."

2. Handy-book of Literary Curiosities by William Shepard Walsh (1892)
"thrown types, is plausibly derived from the Pica, or Pie, the Romish Ordinal, or Service-Book, which gave its name to the type known as Pica, ..."

3. The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England: Together with an by Edward Hyde Clarendon (1849)
"... they should preserve themselves plausibly, and without seeming to desert their confederates, from bearing any part in the present troubles. ..."

4. The Imperial Gazetteer of India by William Wilson Hunter (1886)
"A Syriac MS. of the Bible, brought from Cochin and now in the Fitz-William Library at Cambridge, is plausibly assigned to the 8th century. ..."

5. The Constitutional Antiquities of Sparta and Athens by Gustav Gilbert (1895)
"... seems at various times to have been 1 per cent., it , , may be plausibly identified with the ..."

6. Heroes and Heroines of Fiction: Modern Prose and Poetry by William Shepard Walsh (1914)
"The Doctor's appellation is derived, of course, from Voltaire'• Candide and the character has been plausibly traced to Fortune in her Wits, ..."

7. View of the State of Europe During the Middle Ages by Henry Hallam (1848)
"And Mably has plausibly inferred the perpetuity of benefices, at least in some instan- to feudal estates subsists at present, though the ten- nre of the ..."

8. Handy-book of Literary Curiosities by William Shepard Walsh (1892)
"thrown types, is plausibly derived from the Pica, or Pie, the Romish Ordinal, or Service-Book, which gave its name to the type known as Pica, ..."

9. The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England: Together with an by Edward Hyde Clarendon (1849)
"... they should preserve themselves plausibly, and without seeming to desert their confederates, from bearing any part in the present troubles. ..."

10. The Imperial Gazetteer of India by William Wilson Hunter (1886)
"A Syriac MS. of the Bible, brought from Cochin and now in the Fitz-William Library at Cambridge, is plausibly assigned to the 8th century. ..."

11. The Constitutional Antiquities of Sparta and Athens by Gustav Gilbert (1895)
"... seems at various times to have been 1 per cent., it , , may be plausibly identified with the ..."

12. Heroes and Heroines of Fiction: Modern Prose and Poetry by William Shepard Walsh (1914)
"The Doctor's appellation is derived, of course, from Voltaire'• Candide and the character has been plausibly traced to Fortune in her Wits, ..."

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