| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | cred·i·ble |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  kr d  -bl |
| ADJECTIVE: | 1. Capable of being believed; plausible. See synonyms at plausible. 2. Worthy of confidence; reliable. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English, from Latin cr dibilis, from crdere, to believe. See kerd- in Appendix I. | | OTHER FORMS: | credi·ble·ness —NOUN
credi·bly —ADVERB
| | USAGE NOTE: | Credible is widely but incorrectly used where credulous would be appropriate. Credulous means “believing too readily” or “gullible,” as in He was credulous (not credible) enough to believe the manufacturer's claims.
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