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Word entry · 8 letters

credible

Best crossword clue

"Believable"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ˈkɹɛdəbl̩/Part of speech adjectiveSorted bcdeeilrStarts with CEnds with E1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. appearing to merit belief or acceptance

Word origin

From Middle English credible, borrowed from Middle French credible, from Latin crēdibilis (“worthy of belief”), from crēdō (“believe”); see credit.

Used in a sentence

  • credible alibi
  • think up a credible excuse
  • While WMRE makes clear that electrification is the only credible option to decarbonise, it says that bi-mode trains could be used in the interim.

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