plausibly

Meanings

1. 1
   adv

   easy to believe on the basis of available evidence

   I talked plausibly before the committee.

2. 2
   adv

   In a plausible manner.

   She lied plausibly, but the police suspected her anyway.

3. 3
   adv

   Probably; not falsifiably, based on available facts and general knowledge.

   Plausibly, she said she'd been working at the time.

Etymology

From plausible + -ly.