COLOURABLE

Etymology

Adjective

colourable (not comparable)

(obsolete) Colourful.

Apparently true; specious; potentially justifiable.

(now rare, sometimes law) Deceptive; fake, misleading.

(law) In appearance only; not in reality what it purports to be, hence counterfeit, feigned.

That can be coloured.

Usage notes

The sense "that can be coloured" is more common in American than in British English.

Source: Wiktionary



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