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Definition of creditable adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

creditable

adjective
 
/ˈkredɪtəbl/
 
/ˈkredɪtəbl/
(formal)
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  1. of a quite good standard and deserving praise or approval synonym praiseworthy
    • It was a very creditable result for the team.
    • The Green Party won a creditable 16 per cent of the vote.
    • Although they struggled, they ended up coming a creditable second.
    • The chairman welcomed the company’s creditable performance in the previous year.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • seem
    adverb
    • highly
    • very
    See full entry
  2. morally good synonym admirable
    • There was nothing very creditable in what he did.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • seem
    adverb
    • highly
    • very
    See full entry
See creditable in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
indeed
adverb
 
 
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