Dictionary entry

Creditable

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Cred″it‐a‐ble (–?–b'l), a. 1. Worthy of belief.

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.