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Definition of Plausible

1. Adjective. Apparently reasonable and valid, and truthful. "A plausible excuse"

2. Adjective. Given to or characterized by presenting specious arguments. "A plausible liar"

Definition of Plausible

1. a. Worthy of being applauded; praiseworthy; commendable; ready.

Definition of Plausible

1. Adjective. Seemingly or apparently valid, likely, or acceptable; credible: a plausible excuse. ¹

2. Adjective. Worthy of being applauded; praiseworthy; commendable; ready. ¹

3. Adjective. Obtaining approbation; specifically pleasing; apparently right; specious; as, ''a plausible pretext''; ''plausible manners''; ''a plausible delusion''. ¹

4. Adjective. Using specious arguments in discourse that sound likely but are intended to deceive; as, ''a plausible speaker''. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Plausible

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Plausible

platysma platysmas platysmata platyspondylia platystencephaly plaud plauded plauding plaudit plaudite

plauditory plaudits plauds plausibilities plausibility plausible (current term) plausible deniability plausibleness plausiblenesses plausibly

plausive plaw play'd play-actor play-box play-by-play play-by-play announcer play-by-play announcers play-off

Literary usage of Plausible

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

1. The world's wit and humor: an encyclopedia of the classic wit and humor of by Lionel Strachey (1906)
"Politeness plausible MANLY and LORD plausible. Man. Tell not me, my good Lord plausible, of your decorums, supercilious forms, and slavish ceremonies, ..."

2. An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by Walter William Skeat (1893)
"plausible, deserving applause, specious. (L.) In Shak. it means "contented, willing;' Meas. iii. I. 253. Englished from Lat. plausibili!, praiseworthy. ..."

3. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1896)
"... and Colorado may have been made upon this Jurassic land mass is not only possible but plausible, but Jurassic deposits at marine sedimentation level are ..."

4. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1887)
"'The Church Catechism, with a brief and easy ex- planat ion thereof,' London,1686,8vo. 12. ' The plausible Arguments of a Romish Priest an- . ..."

5. The world's wit and humor: an encyclopedia of the classic wit and humor of by Lionel Strachey (1906)
"Politeness plausible MANLY and LORD plausible. Man. Tell not me, my good Lord plausible, of your decorums, supercilious forms, and slavish ceremonies, ..."

6. An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by Walter William Skeat (1893)
"plausible, deserving applause, specious. (L.) In Shak. it means "contented, willing;' Meas. iii. I. 253. Englished from Lat. plausibili!, praiseworthy. ..."

7. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1896)
"... and Colorado may have been made upon this Jurassic land mass is not only possible but plausible, but Jurassic deposits at marine sedimentation level are ..."

8. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1887)
"'The Church Catechism, with a brief and easy ex- planat ion thereof,' London,1686,8vo. 12. ' The plausible Arguments of a Romish Priest an- . ..."

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