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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Creditable \Cred"it*a*ble\ (-?-b'l), adjective
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.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
creditable
adjective: worthy of often limited commendation; "the student's effort on the essay--though not outstanding--was creditable"
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
90 Moby Thesaurus words for "creditable": Christian, admirable, beyond all praise, blameless, clean, colorable, commendable, credible, decent, deserving, erect, esteemed, estimable, ethical, exemplary, fair, full of integrity, good, held in esteem, high-minded, high-principled, highly esteemed, highly regarded, highly reputed, highly respectable, 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, right-minded, righteous, satisfactory, spotless, stainless, sterling, suitable, true-dealing, true-devoted, true-disposing, true-souled, true-spirited, truehearted, 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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