creditable
Americanadjective
adjective
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deserving credit, honour, etc; praiseworthy
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obsolete credible
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Creditable as the pop star’s performance may be, he isn’t the main reason for the excitement now surrounding the movie.
From The Guardian • Jul. 22, 2017
Creditable run as a youngster when eighth in the 2015 National.
From BBC • Apr. 6, 2017
Creditable as that was, his inclusion with England does show once more that progress on the international front can now come more suddenly than it does in domestic football.
From The Guardian • Aug. 9, 2011
Tis much more Customary & Creditable to a Gentleman of Family to be attended by a Footman—But this I barely mention.
From Lord Chatham His Early Life and Connections by Rosebery, Archibald Phillip Primrose
"Creditable to her brother, and creditable to herself," said Sir Patrick.
From Man and Wife by Collins, Wilkie
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