colourable
Apparently true; specious; potentially justifiableApparently true; specious; potentially justifiable.
/ˈkʌləɹəb(ə)l/
Meaning
5 senses(not comparable)Apparently true; specious; potentially justifiable.
(not comparable)That can be coloured.
(not comparable, obsolete)Colourful.
(archaic, not comparable, sometimes)Deceptive; fake, misleading.
Deceptive; fake, misleading.
(archaic, not comparable, sometimes)In appearance only; not in reality what it purports to be, hence counterfeit, feigned.
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
From colour + -able.From colour + -able.
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Word family
1 related wordsDerivedcolourableness