Creditable

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Creditable \Cred"it*a*ble\ (-?-b'l), a.
     1. Worthy of belief. [Obs.]
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              Divers creditable witnesses deposed.  --Ludlow.
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     2. Deserving or possessing reputation or esteem; reputable;
        estimable.
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              This gentleman was born of creditable parents.
                                                    --Goldsmith.
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     3. Bringing credit, reputation, or honor; honorable; as, such
        conduct is highly creditable to him. --Macaulay.
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              He settled him in a good creditable way of living.
                                                    --Arbuthnot.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  90 Moby Thesaurus words for "creditable":
     Christian, admirable, beyond all praise, blameless, clean,
     colorable, commendable, credible, decent, deserving, erect,
     esteemed, estimable, ethical, exemplary, fair, full of integrity,
     good, held in esteem, high-minded, high-principled,
     highly esteemed, highly regarded, highly reputed,
     highly respectable, honest, honorable, honored, immaculate,
     in favor, in good odor, in high favor, inviolate, irreproachable,
     just, laudable, law-abiding, law-loving, law-revering, manly,
     meritorious, model, moral, noble, plausible, praiseworthy,
     prestigious, principled, pure, reputable, reputed, respectable,
     respected, revered, reverend, right, right-minded, righteous,
     satisfactory, spotless, stainless, sterling, suitable,
     true-dealing, true-devoted, true-disposing, true-souled,
     true-spirited, truehearted, unblemished, uncorrupt, uncorrupted,
     undefiled, unexceptionable, unimpeachable, unspotted, unstained,
     unsullied, untarnished, upright, uprighteous, upstanding,
     venerable, venerated, virtuous, well-deserving, well-thought-of,
     worshipful, worthy, yeomanly