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adjective cred·it·able \ ˈkre-di-tə-bəl \

Definition of creditable

1 :worthy of belief

a creditable report

2 :sufficiently good to bring esteem or praise

a creditable performance

3 :worthy of commercial credit

4 :capable of being assigned

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creditability

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creditableness

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creditably

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Examples of creditable in a Sentence

a creditable effort, even if it didn't succeed completely
let's look for a scientifically creditable explanation before going off into the realm of the supernatural

Recent Examples of creditable from the Web

However, the former Dortmund star was superb on his return over the Christmas period, burying THAT scorpion kick against Sunderland and finishing the season with a creditable haul of four goals and one assist.

— SI.com, "Henrikh Mkhitaryan Insists Jose Mourinho’s Brutal Treatment Last Season Improved Him as a Player," 21 July 2017
McIlroy had a creditable score of 71 in the second round, including almost making a hole-in-one at No.

— tom yantz, courant.com, "On The Fly: Could Celtics Be Dealing Their No. 1 Pick?," 16 June 2017
Alvarez had a very creditable start (six hits, four runs), as the Spartans tried to win a first state title in their first final appearance.

— tom yantz, courant.com, "Burrows Dominant In Waterford's 4-0 Win Over Lewis Mills In Class M," 9 June 2017
Its opposite, meanwhile — the quotidian physical martyrdom that was the lot of the working class — was at least given its due as a creditable human quality.

— molly young, New York Times, "How Amanda Chantal Bacon Perfected the Celebrity Wellness Business," 25 May 2017
Carey and her crew deserve credit for taking it on and doing a creditable job of it.

— joanne engelhardt, The Mercury News, "A splendid show full of love for ‘Side Show’ sisters," 6 Mar. 2017
Only over the very long term—many decades, if not longer—does gold do a creditable job as an inflation hedge, according to a study of gold over the past 2,000 years by Mr. Erb and Prof.

— mark hulbert, WSJ, "Three Ways to Value Gold. Three Conclusions.," 5 Mar. 2017
By all creditable accounts, the environment is a mess.

— john baichtal, WIRED, "Living Green: The Missing Manual Shows You How To Do Your Part," 4 Nov. 2009

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