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
19 April 2025
(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
