Colorable

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Meant to deceive; not genuine.
  • adj. Seemingly true or genuine; plausible. See Synonyms at plausible.
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  • adj. Alternative spelling of colourable.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Specious; plausible; having an appearance of right or justice.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Capable of being colored; capable of being dyed, painted, tinged, or stained.
  • Specious; plausible; giving an appearance of right, fairness, or fitness, especially a false appearance: as, a colorable pretext; a colorable excuse.
  • Synonyms Specious, Plausible, etc. See ostensible.
    • Word Usage
    "Their positions on these points were at least colorable from a legal perspective."
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    specious    plausible   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    colourable    dead-faced    deep-sounding    foreign-owned    rangeof   
     
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