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believably

believably adverb: in a believable way.

Adverb

believably (comparative more believably, superlative most believably)

  1. In a believable way.
    • He acted the part believably.
  2. Used to express the speaker's assessment of the credibility of a reported statement.
    • Believably, Mikey said John pushed him first.

Antonyms of believably

Forms of believably

comparativemore believably
superlativemost believably

Origin of believably

From believable + -ly.

Questions about believably

What does believably mean?
Believably means in a believable way.
What part of speech is believably?
Believably is an adverb.

Words near believably in the dictionary

  1. believability
  2. believable
  3. believableness
  4. believabler
  5. believablest
  6. believably
  7. believe
  8. believe it or not
  9. believe me
  10. believe one's ears
  11. believe one's eyes

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