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creditable

American  
[kred-i-tuh-buhl] / ˈkrɛd ɪ tə bəl /

adjective

  1. bringing or deserving credit, honor, reputation, or esteem.

    Synonyms:
    honorable, estimable, meritorious, praiseworthy

creditable British  
/ ˈkrɛdɪtəbəl /

adjective

  1. deserving credit, honour, etc; praiseworthy

  2. obsolete credible

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Origin of creditable

First recorded in 1520–30; credit + -able

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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

Creditable, like the British College of Health, to the resources of their authors, they yet tend to make us forget what more grandiose, noble, or beautiful character properly belongs to religious constructions.

From Selections from the Prose Works of Matthew Arnold by Johnson, William Savage

"Creditable to her brother, and creditable to herself," said Sir Patrick.

From Man and Wife by Collins, Wilkie