credibly.

In a way that can reasonably be believed or regarded as worthy of trust.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• credibly report
• credibly explain

On the page

The source credibly reported what she had directly observed and marked what she did not know.

The organization could credibly explain the procedure only after disclosing its documentation.

Usage notes

Primary category: analysis / argumentation / evidence. Forms: Invariable adverb; use more or most only where natural. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: evidence assessment, qualification, argument critique, assumption analysis. Disciplines: argumentation, logic, research interpretation, formal writing. Commonness: moderately common.