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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
creditable
adj
  1. worthy of often limited commendation; "the student's effort on the essay--though not outstanding--was creditable"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Creditable \Cred"it*a*ble\ (-?-b'l), a.
      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. --Macaulay.
  
                     He settled him in a good creditable way of living.
                                                                              --Arbuthnot.
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