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Word entry · 9 letters

plausible

Best crossword clue

"Likely enough"

9 letters · collected on this word page

9 lettersPronunciation /ˈplɔː.zɪ.bl̩/Part of speech adjectiveSorted abeillpsuStarts with PEnds with E1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Seeming reasonable, believable, or credible.

Word origin

From Latin plausibilis (“deserving applause, praiseworthy, acceptable, pleasing”), from the participle stem of plaudere (“to applaud”).

Used in a sentence

  • a plausible excuse
  • Russian SPETSNAZ are irregular forces that operate covertly, providing the Russian government plausible deniability.
  • a plausible pretext; plausible manners; a plausible delusion

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