Meaning of CREDITABLE
| Pronunciation: | | 'kreditubul
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| | Definition: | | [adj] worthy of often limited commendation; "the student's effort on the essay--though not outstanding--was creditable" |
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| | Synonyms: | | worthy |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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.
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| | Related Terms: | | admirable, beyond all praise, blameless, Christian, clean, colorable, commendable, credible, decent, deserving, erect, esteemed, estimable, ethical, exemplary, fair, full of integrity, good, held in esteem, highly esteemed, highly regarded, highly reputed, highly respectable, high-minded, high-principled, 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, righteous, right-minded, satisfactory, spotless, stainless, sterling, suitable, true-dealing, true-devoted, true-disposing, truehearted, true-souled, true-spirited, unblemished, uncorrupt, uncorrupted, undefiled, unexceptionable, unimpeachable, unspotted, unstained, unsullied, untarnished, upright, uprighteous, upstanding, venerable, venerated, virtuous, well-deserving, well-thought-of, worshipful, worthy, yeomanly |
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