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What does plausible mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word plausible? Here's what it means.

Adjective
  1. Seemingly or apparently valid, likely, or acceptable; credible
  2. Obtaining approbation; specifically pleasing; apparently right; specious.
  3. (obsolete) Worthy of being applauded; praiseworthy; commendable; ready.
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A discourse for which there were few takers earlier began to sound plausible.
The public are reminded that on no account should any details of their credit card be supplied to callers, no matter how plausible they may be.
Even so, its new forecast of flat prices looks plausible and matches my view.
It has come up with the plausible, although ridiculous, excuse that it has software problems with 103,000 handsets and so has had to recall them.
Even though both black holes and white holes are plausible scenarios according to general relativity, there is still a crucial difference.
Nobody can know what kind of world will result from the interplay of these forces, but it is possible to envisage plausible futures.

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