colorable

[ kuhl-er-uh-buhl ]
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adjective
  1. capable of being colored.

  2. seemingly valid, true, or genuine; plausible.

  1. pretended; deceptive.

Origin of colorable

1
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at color, -able

Other 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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