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Definition of: plausible
(plô′zə·bəl) adjective
1. Seeming likely to be true, but open to doubt; specious.
2. Superficially trustworthy; endeavoring or calculated to gain trust or confidence: a plausible speaker.
3. Colloq. Apparently believable; credible. See synonyms under OSTENSIBLE. [<L plausibilis deserving applause]
—plau′si·bil′i·ty, plau′si·ble·ness noun
—plau′si·bly adverb
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