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Creditably

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cred·it·a·ble  (krd-t-bl)
adj.
1. Deserving of often limited praise or commendation: The student made a creditable effort on the essay.
2. Worthy of belief: a creditable story.
3. Deserving of commercial credit; creditworthy: a creditable customer.
4. That can be assigned.
credit·a·bili·ty, credit·a·ble·ness n.
credit·a·bly adv.
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Adv.1.creditably - to a tolerably worthy extent; "he did respectably well for his age"
respectably
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It was like some dreadful dream one has of finding one's self in battle without the courage needed to carry one creditably through the action, or on the stage unprepared by study of the part which one is to appear in.
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Knightley, and residing in the parish of Donwellvery creditably, she believedshe knew Mr.
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I went down to dinner resolving to be cheerful and well-conducted, and kept my resolution very creditably, considering how my head ached and how internally wretched I felt.
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