Definition of Creditable

1. Adjective. Worthy of often limited commendation. "The student's effort on the essay--though not outstanding--was creditable"

Similar to: Worthy

Definition of Creditable

1. a. Worthy of belief.

Definition of Creditable

1. Adjective. Credible or believable. ¹

2. Adjective. That brings credit or honour; respectable. ¹

3. Adjective. That can be assigned; assignable. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Creditable

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Creditable

credit order
credit rating
credit reference
credit references
credit report
credit risk
credit score
credit scores
credit side
credit system
credit transfer
credit union
credit where credit's due
creditabilities
creditability
creditable (current term)
creditableness
creditably
credited
credited(p)
crediting
creditless
creditor
creditor's rights
creditors
creditour
creditours
credits
creditworthiness
creditworthy

Literary usage of Creditable

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1899)
"No appointment could be made which would so certainly secure the failure of the next census as a trustworthy and creditable work." MR. ..."

2. The Way of All Flesh by Samuel Butler, Richard Alexander Streatfeild (1916)
"This, I am afraid, shows that Christina had read it and thought it too creditable to be destroyed when the occasion that had called it forth had gone by. ..."

3. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1873)
"... with a large amount of Shakspeare lore, the collectin and arranging of which are very creditable to the researc and judgment of the compiler. ..."

4. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1880)
"The book is well printed, on good paper, and is creditable in every way to the publishers. JHH ART. XXVIII.— Transactions of State Medical Societies. 1. ..."

5. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1899)
"No appointment could be made which would so certainly secure the failure of the next census as a trustworthy and creditable work." MR. ..."

6. The Way of All Flesh by Samuel Butler, Richard Alexander Streatfeild (1916)
"This, I am afraid, shows that Christina had read it and thought it too creditable to be destroyed when the occasion that had called it forth had gone by. ..."

7. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1873)
"... with a large amount of Shakspeare lore, the collectin and arranging of which are very creditable to the researc and judgment of the compiler. ..."

8. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1880)
"The book is well printed, on good paper, and is creditable in every way to the publishers. JHH ART. XXVIII.— Transactions of State Medical Societies. 1. ..."

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