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Liable vs Credible - What's the difference?

liable | credible |

As adjectives the difference between liable and credible

is that liable is bound or obliged in law or equity; responsible; answerable while credible is credible.

liable

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Bound or obliged in law or equity; responsible; answerable.
  • The surety is liable for the debt of his principal.
  • * 1748 . David Hume. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. ยง 34.
  • The passion for philosophy, like that for religion, seems liable to this inconvenience
  • Exposed to a certain contingency or casualty, more or less probable.
  • Likely.
  • Someone is liable to slip on your icy sidewalk.

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    credible

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • believable or plausible
  • authentic or convincing
  • See also

    * street cred