Hypertext Webster Gateway: "creditable"

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) 1.7 (wn)

creditable
adj : worthy of often limited commendation; "the student's effort
on the essay--though not outstanding--was creditable"

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