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A1 I-adjective
尤もらしいplausible, believable, solemn, dignified, serious
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I-adjective
1.
plausible, believable
Usually written using kana aloneI-adjective
2.
solemn, dignified, serious
Usually written using kana alone
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尤もらしい 【もっともらしい】
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その生徒は尤もらしい理由で学校を休んだ。
The student took a day off from school for a plausible reason. {plausible, believable, solemn, dignified, serious}
詐欺師の尤もらしい話に騙されてはいけません。
You must not be deceived by the plausible stories of a con artist. {plausible, believable, solemn, dignified, serious}
その説は尤もらしく聞こえるが実際は全くの出鱈目だ。
That theory sounds plausible, but in reality it's totally nonsensical. {plausible, believable, solemn, dignified, serious}
尤もらしい嘘を顔色ひとつ変えないで言うなんて、彼は役者だ。
He is an actor who can say the most plausible lies without changing his facial expression. {plausible, believable, solemn, dignified, serious}
会話をろくに聞いていない社員が尤もらしく頷くのを見て腹が立った。
I was irritated to see an employee who wasn't really listening to the conversation nodding as if they were seriously engaged. {plausible, believable, solemn, dignified, serious}
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