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Credible
credible
adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin credibilis, from credere Date: 14th century 1. offering reasonable grounds for being believed a ~ account of an accident ~ witnesses 2. of sufficient capability to be militarily effective a ~ deterrent ~ forces • credibly adverb
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1.
adj. 1 (of a person or statement) believable or worthy of belief. 2 (of a threat etc.) convincing. Derivatives credibly adv. Etymology: ME f. L credibilis f. credere believe ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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3.
1. праводоподобный, вероятный it hardly seems credible —- этому трудно поверить 2. заслуживающий доверия; надежный after this latest affair he hardly seems credible as a politician —- после последнего скандала он вряд ли может пользоваться доверием как политический деятель ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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5.
1. Credible means able to be trusted or believed. Baroness Thatcher’s claims seem credible to many... But in order to maintain a credible threat of intervention, we have to maintain a credible alliance. = plausible ADJ 2. A credible candidate, policy, or system, for example, is one that appears to have a chance of being successful. Mr Robertson would be a credible candidate... ADJ ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
6.
~ adj deserving or able to be believed or trusted (a credible witness) - credibly adv ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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