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colorable

[kuhl-er-uh-buhl]

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
EXPAND
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
COLLAPSE
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color (ˈkʌlə)
 
n, —vb
the US spelling of colour
 
'colorable
 
adj
 
'colorer
 
n
 
'colorful
 
adj
 
'coloring
 
n
 
'colorist
 
n
 
'colorless
 
adj

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