colorable
[ kuhl-er-uh-buhl ]
adjective
capable of being colored.
seemingly valid, true, or genuine; plausible.
pretended; deceptive.
Origin of colorable
1Other words from colorable
- 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·bly, adverb
- pre·col·or·a·ble, adjective
- un·col·or·a·ble, adjective
- un·col·or·a·bly, adverb
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How to use colorable in a sentence
Sports satisfy these requirements of substantial futility together with a colorable make-believe of purpose.
The Theory of the Leisure Class | Thorstein VeblenWhat colorable reason could be assigned, in a country so situated, for such vast augmentations of the military force?
The Federalist Papers | Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James MadisonIf he asks, I shall contrive to find some colorable pretext, probably that you were jealous of me!
Letters of Two Brides | Honore de BalzacFor no colorable dede or deceytful trompery can serue the excuse of any notable wyckednesse.
The Palace of Pleasure | William PainterMen were also harassed with informations of intrusion upon scarce colorable titles.
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