CREDITABLE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does creditable mean? 

• CREDITABLE (adjective)
  The adjective CREDITABLE has 1 sense:

1. worthy of often limited commendation

  Familiarity information: CREDITABLE used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CREDITABLE (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Worthy of often limited commendation

Context example:

the student's effort on the essay--though not outstanding--was creditable

Similar:

worthy (having worth or merit or value; being honorable or admirable)

 Context examples 

He conceives an idea more creditable to his head than to his heart.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

They may easily get her from Portsmouth to town by the coach, under the care of any creditable person that may chance to be going.

(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)

I think I observed, myself, that it was highly creditable to all concerned.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

A degree or two lower, and a creditable appearance might interest me; I might hope to be useful to their families in some way or other.

(Emma, by Jane Austen)

With the kindest concern he came on to Longbourn, and broke his apprehensions to us in a manner most creditable to his heart.

(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)

He had left the girl whose youth and innocence he had seduced, in a situation of the utmost distress, with no creditable home, no help, no friends, ignorant of his address!

(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)

It was creditable to have a sister married, and she might flatter herself with having been greatly instrumental to the connexion, by keeping Anne with her in the autumn; and as her own sister must be better than her husband's sisters, it was very agreeable that Captain Wentworth should be a richer man than either Captain Benwick or Charles Hayter.

(Persuasion, by Jane Austen)

I dare say she would not; but she would be introduced into the society of this country under such very favourable circumstances as, in all human probability, would get her a creditable establishment.

(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)

Their affection and pleasure in meeting was just enough to make a very creditable appearance in Mr. Gray's shop.

(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)

With a confidence in Mr Elliot's regard, more creditable to his feelings than his judgement, Mr Smith had appointed him the executor of his will; but Mr Elliot would not act, and the difficulties and distress which this refusal had heaped on her, in addition to the inevitable sufferings of her situation, had been such as could not be related without anguish of spirit, or listened to without corresponding indignation.

(Persuasion, by Jane Austen)