creditable

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English

Etymology

From credit +‎ -able.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɹɛdɪtəbəl/
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Adjective

creditable (comparative more creditable, superlative most creditable)

  1. Credible or believable.
    • 1847, Benjamin Franklin Hall, The Land Owner's Manual:
      Before receiving his testimony, the officer is required to ascertain from his own knowledge or by a creditable witness that he is a subscribing witness to the deed.
    • 1996, Giannino Malossi, Latin Lover: The Passionate South:
      A more creditable rumour concerned Valentino's hallmark killer glance ...
  2. That brings credit or honour; respectable.
  3. That can be assigned; assignable.

Usage notes

Some authorities regard the usage of creditable in sense 1 (credible, believable) as an error.

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English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ḱerd- (0 c, 39 e)

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