creditable
(adjective) worthy of often limited commendation; “the student’s effort on the essay--though not outstanding--was creditable”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
creditable (comparative more creditable, superlative most creditable)
Credible or believable.
That brings credit or honour; respectable.
That can be assigned; assignable.
Some authorities regard the usage of creditable in sense 1 (credible, believable) as an error.
• (believable): believable, credible
• (that brings credit): commendable, respectable
• (that can be assigned): assignable
• (believable): unbelievable, incredible, increditable
• directable
Source: Wiktionary
Cred"it*a*ble (--b'l), a.
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. Macualay. He settled him in a good creditable way of living. Arbuthnot.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 November 2024
(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
