もっともらしい
Mottomorashii
Usually written in kana.
尤もらしい (Mottomorashii) is a Japanese i-adjective meaning “plausible, believable, solemn, dignified”.
Meanings
- i-adjectiveplausible; believable
- i-adjectivesolemn; dignified; serious
Examples
彼の話はもっともらしく聞こえる。
His story sounds true.
君の説明はもっともらしいが、筋がちっとも通ってない。
Your explanation sounds plausible, but it just doesn't hold water.
彼のもっともらしい話に娘はまんまと乗せられてしまった。
He did a real snow job on my daughter.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).