US /ˈplɔzəbli/
adv Freq #128653

Meanings

  1. 1
    adv

    In a way that seems reasonable or likely to be true.

    She lied so plausibly that no one questioned her.

  2. 2
    adv

    Used to say that something could reasonably be the case.

    One could plausibly argue that the policy did more harm than good.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adv · in a way that seems... believablycredibly
2 adv · used to say that something... probably
Word family
Related forms deniablyundeniably

Etymology

From plausible + -ly.

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