credibly
Collocations
3ADJ.
conservative, monetary
VERB + CREDIBLY
commit
CREDIBLY + NOUN
policy
Definitions
adv
In a credible manner; believably.
A suitor can credibly signal his love for a woman by offering her an expensive and extravagant gift.
He was in a position to commit to a credibly conservative monetary policy.
Used to report the speaker's assessment of the credibility of a reported statement
He [Mayor Koch] says he better understands the limits of government; less credibly, he says he has mellowed.
His deep-set eyes and expression of general despair lend him a look of utter dissolution—very credibly, he is dying from sexual desire.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adverb — easy to believe on the basis of available evidence
- believably
- plausibly
- probably
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
4A suitor can credibly signal his love for a woman by offering her an expensive and extravagant gift.
WiktionaryHe was in a position to commit to a credibly conservative monetary policy.
WiktionaryBill Clinton was elected on an untenable premise: that it is the job of the President to manage the economy. Yes, that is what we have come to expect of Presidents; but this expectation, the author ar
WiktionaryCan the president credibly commit to that?
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