creditable Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite worthy of often limited commendation
    • the student's effort on the essay--though not outstanding--was creditable

WordNet

Cred"it*a*ble adjective
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913