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• cred´i|bly — cred|i|ble «KREHD uh buhl», adjective. worthy of belief; believable; reliable; trustworthy: »That boy s excuse for being absent was hardly credible. It hardly seems credible that your son has grown so tall in one year. ╂[< Latin crēdibilis… …   Useful english dictionary

• cred´i|ble|ness — cred|i|ble «KREHD uh buhl», adjective. worthy of belief; believable; reliable; trustworthy: »That boy s excuse for being absent was hardly credible. It hardly seems credible that your son has grown so tall in one year. ╂[< Latin crēdibilis… …   Useful english dictionary

• cred|i|ble — «KREHD uh buhl», adjective. worthy of belief; believable; reliable; trustworthy: »That boy s excuse for being absent was hardly credible. It hardly seems credible that your son has grown so tall in one year. ╂[< Latin crēdibilis < crēdere… …   Useful english dictionary

• cred´u|lous|ness — cred|u|lous «KREHJ uh luhs», adjective. 1. too ready to believe; easily deceived: »She was so credulous that the other children could fool her easily. SYNONYM(S): gullible. 2. characterized by or arising from credulity. ╂[< Latin crēdulus… …   Useful english dictionary

• cred´u|lous|ly — cred|u|lous «KREHJ uh luhs», adjective. 1. too ready to believe; easily deceived: »She was so credulous that the other children could fool her easily. SYNONYM(S): gullible. 2. characterized by or arising from credulity. ╂[< Latin crēdulus… …   Useful english dictionary

• cred|u|lous — «KREHJ uh luhs», adjective. 1. too ready to believe; easily deceived: »She was so credulous that the other children could fool her easily. SYNONYM(S): gullible. 2. characterized by or arising from credulity. ╂[< Latin crēdulus (with English… …   Useful english dictionary

• cred — [ kred ] noun uncount INFORMAL STREET CRED …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• cred´it|a|ble|ness — cred|it|a|ble «KREHD uh tuh buhl», adjective. 1. bringing praise or honor: »Her record of perfect attendance is very creditable to her. SYNONYM(S): praiseworthy, meritorious, commendable. 2. respectable; reputable: »His performance, though not… …   Useful english dictionary

• cred|it|a|ble — «KREHD uh tuh buhl», adjective. 1. bringing praise or honor: »Her record of perfect attendance is very creditable to her. SYNONYM(S): praiseworthy, meritorious, commendable. 2. respectable; reputable: »His performance, though not inspiring, was a …   Useful english dictionary

• cred´it|wor´thi|ness — cred|it|wor|thy «KREHD iht WUR thee», adjective. worthy of financial credit: »asserting that many creditworthy small enterprises are denied reasonable credit accommodation by the commercial banks (Wall Street Journal). –cred´it|wor´thi|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• cred|it|wor|thy — «KREHD iht WUR thee», adjective. worthy of financial credit: »asserting that many creditworthy small enterprises are denied reasonable credit accommodation by the commercial banks (Wall Street Journal). –cred´it|wor´thi|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary