creditable

[kred-i-tuh-buhl]

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adjective

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

Origin of creditable

First recorded in 1520–30; credit + -able

Related formscred·it·a·ble·ness, cred·it·a·bil·i·ty, nouncred·it·a·bly, adverbnon·cred·it·a·ble, adjectivenon·cred·it·a·ble·ness, nounnon·cred·it·a·bly, adverbun·cred·it·a·ble, adjectiveun·cred·it·a·ble·ness, nounun·cred·it·a·bly, adverb

Can be confusedcredible creditable

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praiseworthy, meritorious, estimable, honorable.

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Examples from the Web for creditable

Contemporary Examples

Discredited voices get just as much love from the First Amendment as creditable ones, so the Cheneys can say whatever they want.
The Cheneys’ Permanent War
Heather Hurlburt
June 18, 2014
Not many would disagree that Clapper has done a creditable job at ODNI.
Spy Chief James Clapper: We Can’t Stop Another Snowden
Eli Lake
February 24, 2014
Smith did a creditable job narrating Pershing's (unsuccessful) 1916 expedition in pursuit of Pancho Villa.
David's Bookclub: Until the Last Trumpet Sounds
David Frum
December 24, 2012
Has there ever been a creditable female character in any of his books?
Who Is the Best Western Novelist?
Allen Barra
November 10, 2010

Historical Examples

Under fire you said a most courageous, womanly, creditable thing.
The Black Bag
Louis Joseph Vance
Jacob offered to leave the price to be named by any creditable watchmaker.
Tales And Novels, Volume 9 (of 10)
Maria Edgeworth
The Editor made a step forward, bowed with creditable steadiness.
Within the Tides
Joseph Conrad
When the French police make a search, they do so with a creditable thoroughness.
The White Lie
William Le Queux
But I happened to know that the circumstances on her side were not creditable.
'Charge It'
Irving Bacheller

British Dictionary definitions for creditable

creditable

adjective

deserving credit, honour, etc; praiseworthy
obsolete credible

Derived Formscreditableness or creditability, nouncreditably, adverb

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Word Origin and History for creditable

adj.

1520s, from credit + -able. Related: Creditably; creditability.

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Examples from the Web for creditable

Contemporary Examples

Discredited voices get just as much love from the First Amendment as creditable ones, so the Cheneys can say whatever they want.

Not many would disagree that Clapper has done a creditable job at ODNI.

Smith did a creditable job narrating Pershing's (unsuccessful) 1916 expedition in pursuit of Pancho Villa.

Has there ever been a creditable female character in any of his books?

Historical Examples

Under fire you said a most courageous, womanly, creditable thing.

Jacob offered to leave the price to be named by any creditable watchmaker.

The Editor made a step forward, bowed with creditable steadiness.

When the French police make a search, they do so with a creditable thoroughness.

But I happened to know that the circumstances on her side were not creditable.

creditable

Word Origin and History for creditable

adj.

Origin of creditable