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Definition of Credibly
1. Adverb. Easy to believe on the basis of available evidence. "He will probably win the election"
Partainyms: Believable, Credible, Plausible, Probable
Antonyms: Incredibly
Definition of Credibly
1. adv. In a manner inducing belief; as, I have been credibly informed of the event.
Definition of Credibly
1. Adverb. In a credible manner; believably. ¹
2. Adverb. (non-gloss definition Used to report the speaker's assessment of the credibility of a reported statement) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Credibly
1. credible [adv] - See also: credible
Lexicographical Neighbors of Credibly
Literary usage of Credibly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Memoirs & Travels of Sir John Reresby, Bart by John Reresby (1904)
"tant from the sea, though it is now eight, so much, it is credibly reported, the
land has here gained upon the sea within sixteen hundred years, ..."
2. The Nicholas Papers: Correspondence of Sir Edward Nicholas by Sir Edward Nicholas (1886)
"I pray [let it] be not known to any but the K. that I send you, or have, any
intelligence at all from England; for I am credibly assured you have there very ..."
3. A Journal Or Historical Account of the Life, Travels, Sufferings, Christian by George Fox, William Penn, Margaret Askew Fell Fox (1839)
"... If ever I came near, he would send me ' to prison again ; and had bid forty
pounds to any man that could take • me,' as I was credibly informed. ..."
4. Ruskin: A Study in Personality by Arthur Christopher Benson (1911)
"Carlyle, talking to Froude on the subject, said " that when Solomon's Temple was
building it was credibly reported that at least ten thousand sparrows ..."
5. Memoirs & Travels of Sir John Reresby, Bart by John Reresby (1904)
"tant from the sea, though it is now eight, so much, it is credibly reported, the
land has here gained upon the sea within sixteen hundred years, ..."
6. The Nicholas Papers: Correspondence of Sir Edward Nicholas by Sir Edward Nicholas (1886)
"I pray [let it] be not known to any but the K. that I send you, or have, any
intelligence at all from England; for I am credibly assured you have there very ..."
7. A Journal Or Historical Account of the Life, Travels, Sufferings, Christian by George Fox, William Penn, Margaret Askew Fell Fox (1839)
"... If ever I came near, he would send me ' to prison again ; and had bid forty
pounds to any man that could take • me,' as I was credibly informed. ..."
8. Ruskin: A Study in Personality by Arthur Christopher Benson (1911)
"Carlyle, talking to Froude on the subject, said " that when Solomon's Temple was
building it was credibly reported that at least ten thousand sparrows ..."
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