"plausibly" meaning in English

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Adverb

Forms: more plausibly [comparative], most plausibly [superlative]
Etymology: plausible + -ly Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|plausible|ly}} plausible + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} plausibly (comparative more plausibly, superlative most plausibly)
  1. (manner) In a plausible manner. Translations (in a plausible manner): plausiblement (Catalan), plausibilmente (Italian)
    Sense id: en-plausibly-en-adv-OGICAT9X Topics: manner Disambiguation of 'in a plausible manner': 99 1
  2. (modal) Probably; not falsifiably, based on available facts and general knowledge. Tags: modal
    Sense id: en-plausibly-en-adv-IH21qZVc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English hedges, English terms suffixed with -ly Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 98 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 3 97 Disambiguation of English hedges: 3 97 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly: 3 97

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