I.worthy of belief, credible: “credibile est quod sine ullo teste auditoris opinione firmatur,” Cic. Inv. 1, 30, 48 (class. in prose and poetry): “tametsi verissimum esse intellegebam, tamen credibile fore non arbitrabar,” Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 61, § 158: “narrationes,” id. Or. 36, 124; cf. Quint. 4, 2, 52: “imago rerum,” id. 4, 2, 123: “ratio,” id. 5, 12, 13: “suspicio,” id. 9, 2, 90 et saep.: magnum narras, vix credibile, * Hor. S. 1, 9, 52; cf.: “vix credibile dictu,” Curt. 5, 13, 22: credibile est, with acc. and inf., Quint. 2, 3, 5; 5, 6, 2; 5, 10, 19 al.: “credibili fortior illa fuit,” Ov. F. 3, 618; cf. id. Tr. 1, 5, 49: “aliquid credibile facere,” Quint. 4, 2, 47; 4, 2, 110; 9, 1, 19; Just. 5, 5, 7: “animo tyranni credibile judicium facere,” Liv. 24, 5, 13.—Comp., Quint. 4, 2, 124; 6, 3, 4.— Adv.: crēdĭbĭlĭter , credibly, Cic. Deiot. 6, 17; Quint. 2, 15, 36; 3, 11, 1 al.
crēdĭbĭlis , e, adj. credo,
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.
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