plausibly
advEtymology From plausible + -ly.
1
Manner In a plausible manner.
- She lied plausibly, but the police suspected her anyway.
2
Modal Probably; not falsifiably, based on available facts and general knowledge.
- Plausibly, she said she'd been working at the time.
- Related terms
- plausible deniability, deniably, undeniably