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Worthy of belief.

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  1. a. Worthy of belief.
  2. a. Deserving or possessing reputation or esteem; reputable; estimable.
  3. a. Bringing credit, reputation, or honor; honorable; as, such conduct is highly creditable to him.
  4. adj. worthy of often limited commendation
  5. 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.
  6. j:100 s. worthy of often limited commendation