Credible Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary (original) (raw)

credible

/ˈkrɛdəbəl/

adjective

Britannica Dictionary definition of CREDIBLE

[more credible; most credible]

1

:

able to be believed

:

reasonable to trust or believe

• Their story seemed credible [=believable, _plausible_] at first.
• We've received credible information about the group's location.
• credible evidence/witnesses

2

:

good enough to be effective

• She does a credible job of playing the famous singer.

— credibly

/ˈkrɛdəbli/

adverb

• She can talk credibly about the difficulties of being poor in this country.