colorable

[ kuhl-er-uh-buhl ]

adjective

1. capable of being colored.
2. seemingly valid, true, or genuine; plausible.
3. pretended; deceptive.

Other Words From

• 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of colorable¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; color, -able

Example Sentences

Sports satisfy these requirements of substantial futility together with a colorable make-believe of purpose.

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What colorable reason could be assigned, in a country so situated, for such vast augmentations of the military force?

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If he asks, I shall contrive to find some colorable pretext, probably that you were jealous of me!

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For no colorable dede or deceytful trompery can serue the excuse of any notable wyckednesse.

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Men were also harassed with informations of intrusion upon scarce colorable titles.

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