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The authorities of the place, or some of them, would have had him spare his pains, and colourably evade the statute by talking instead of lecturing.

From The Life of Froude by Paul, Herbert W. (Herbert Woodfield)

She would hardly speak to him, and then only to snub him pitilessly, and with a cold and haughty politeness which left him no road open for a colourably dignified retreat.

From A Veldt Official A Novel of Circumstance by Mitford, Bertram

Some may colourably mistake it for Basilius or Basil, whereas indeed it is Besil, a surname....

From Notes and Queries, Number 194, July 16, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc by Bell, George

Every point in the witness’ past life, which he could colourably touch upon—and several which he could not—was raised.

From Dorrien of Cranston by Mitford, Bertram

To do him justice, Lambert himself felt a repulsion towards one who could ever have colourably lain under so horrible a suspicion, which was not altogether the outcome of his hatred of this particular individual.

From A Veldt Official A Novel of Circumstance by Mitford, Bertram