Both Uses
plausible
in
The Remains of the Day
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- Indeed, it seems to me that my odd conduct can be very plausibly explained in terms of my wish to avoid any possibility of hearing any further such nonsense concerning his lordship; that is to say, I have chosen to tell white lies in both instances as the simplest means of avoiding unpleasantness.†
Chpt 2a -plausibly = with apparent reasonableness (though unproven)
- This does seem a very plausible explanation the more I think about it; for it is true, nothing vexes me more these days than to hear this sort of nonsense being repeated.†
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Definitions:
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(1)
(plausible) apparently reasonable, but unproven
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)