Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Plausible

Plausible , adjective

[Latin plausibilis praiseworthy, from plaudere, plausum, to applaud, clap the hands, strike, beat.]

1.
Worthy of being applauded; praiseworthy; commendable; ready. [Obsolete] — Bp. Hacket
2.
Obtaining approbation; specifically pleasing; apparently right; specious; as, a plausible pretext; plausible manners; a plausible delusion.
Plausible and popular arguments. — Clarendon
3.
Using specious arguments or discourse; as, a plausible speaker.