2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Creditable \Cred"it*a*ble\ (-?-b'l), a.
1. Worthy of belief. [Obs.]
Divers creditable witnesses deposed. --Ludlow.
2. Deserving or possessing reputation or esteem; reputable;
estimable.
This gentleman was born of creditable parents.
--Goldsmith.
3. Bringing credit, reputation, or honor; honorable; as such
conduct is highly creditable to him --Macaulay.
He settled him in a good creditable way of living.
--Arbuthnot.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
creditable
adj : worthy of often limited commendation; "the student's effort
on the essay--though not outstanding--was creditable"
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