colorable (comparative more colorable, superlative most colorable)
American standard spelling of colourable.
Source: Wiktionary
Col"or*a*ble, a.
Definition: Specious; plausible; having an appearance of right or justice. "Colorable pretense for infidility." Bp. Stillingfleet.
– Col"or*a*ble*ness, n.
– Col"or*a*bly, adv. Colorable and subtle crimes, that seldom are taken within the walk of human justice. Hooker.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
12 February 2025
(noun) an abnormal enlargement of the colon; can be congenital (as in Hirschsprung’s disease) or acquired (as when children refuse to defecate)
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
