credibly

cred·i·ble  (krd-bl)

adj.

1. Capable of being believed; plausible. See Synonyms at plausible.

2. Worthy of confidence; reliable.

3. Being of sufficient military capability to deter an attack or carry out an operation successfully: credible military force.

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[Middle English, from Latin crdibilis, from crdere, to believe; see kerd- in Indo-European roots.]

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credi·ble·ness n.

credi·bly adv.

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.

Thesaurus

Adv.

1.

credibly - easy to believe on the basis of available evidence; "he talked plausibly before the committee"; "he will probably win the election" plausibly, probably, believably implausibly, improbably, incredibly, unbelievably - not easy to believe; "behind you the coastal hills plunge to the incredibly blue sea backed by the Turkish mountains"

Translations

credibly [ˈkredɪblɪ] ADV → creíblemente, verosímilmente

credibly [ˈkrɛdɪbli] adv

(= convincingly) [claim] → de façon crédible

credibly

adv → glaubhaft