creditable
adjective
bringing or deserving credit, honor, reputation, or esteem.
creditably
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a word derived from
creditable.
Example Sentences
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The Green Party of England and Wales is performing creditably so far, the Liberal Democrats are making small gains but can point to taking control of Stockport and Portsmouth councils.
From BBC ● May 8, 2026
And early in fall 2022, she was able to creditably sing the generally low Dalila in Saint-Saëns’s “Samson et Dalila” in Naples, though her high notes were still problematic.
From New York Times ● Dec. 20, 2023
The other such darling, Wales, appears for the first time in 64, when it played creditably in a quarterfinal in 1958, falling, 1-0, to Brazil and budding icon Pelé, then just 17.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 19, 2022
“Her behavior does not ‘reflect creditably on the House,’ nor does it follow ‘the spirit and the letter of the Rules of the House,’” Ms. Boebert said in a statement.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 20, 2021
Mr. Longcluse expressed his well-bred surprise very creditably.
From Checkmate by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
