OXFORD 9000
📚 adj • entry_id 14783

plausible

/ˈplɔː.zɪ.bl̩/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
plausible • probable
Seemingly or apparently valid, likely, or acceptable; conceivably true or likely.
In short, the twin assumptions that syntactic rules are category-based, and that there are a highly restricted finite set of categories in any natural language (perhaps no more tha…
a plausible excuse
plausible
Worthy of being applauded; praiseworthy; commendable; ready.
[…] a coachman named Richard, who was described as a "sensible, well-behaved yellow boy, who is plausible and can read and write."