English Explanatory Dictionary

colourable

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Colourful.
  2. Apparently true; specious; potentially justifiable.
  3. Deceptive; fake, misleading.
  4. In appearance only; not in reality what it purports to be, hence counterfeit, feigned.
  5. That can be coloured.

Pronunciation

/ˈkʌləɹəb(ə)l/

Word forms

colourable colorable

Etymology

From colour + -able.

Derived words

colourableness recolourable uncolourable
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