col·or·a·ble

[kuhl-er-uh-buhl]
adjective
1.
capable of being colored.
2.
seemingly valid, true, or genuine; plausible.
3.
pretended; deceptive.

Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English; see color, -able

col·or·a·bil·i·ty, col·or·a·ble·ness, noun
col·or·a·bly, adverb
non·col·or·a·bil·i·ty, noun
non·col·or·a·ble, adjective
non·col·or·a·ble·ness, noun
non·col·or·a·b·ly, adverb
pre·col·or·a·ble, adjective
un·col·or·a·ble, adjective
un·col·or·a·b·ly, adverb
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color (ˈkʌlə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n, —vb
the US spelling of colour
 
'colorable
 
adj
 
'colorer
 
n
 
'colorful
 
adj
 
'coloring
 
n
 
'colorist
 
n
 
'colorless
 
adj

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Example sentences
The boundary between fraudulent joinder and a colorable cause of action is difficult to survey.
At an intermediate degree value, however, some graphs are perfectly colorable while others are not.
Absent a timely objection, the property claimed is exempt even if the debtor had no colorable basis for claiming the exemption.
The former employees argue that they qualify as participants because they have a colorable claim to vested benefits.
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