Both Uses of
credible
in
The War of the Worlds
- To me it is quite credible that the Martians may be descended from beings not unlike ourselves, by a gradual development of brain and hands (the latter giving rise to the two bunches of delicate tentacles at last) at the expense of the rest of the body.†
Chpt 2.2
- The thought that had flashed into my mind grew real, grew credible.†
Chpt 2.8 *
Definition:
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(credible) believable as a truth or as a means of accomplishing something