colorable

col·or·a·ble

 (kŭl′ər-ə-bəl)

adj.

1. Seemingly genuine or legally valid: a colorable claim of innocence.

2. Capable of being colored: colorable drawings.

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col′or·a·bil′i·ty n.

col′or·a·bly adv.

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col•or•a•ble

(ˈkʌl ər ə bəl)

adj.

1. capable of being colored.

2. seemingly valid; plausible.

3. pretended.

[1400–50]

col′or•a•bly, adv.

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Thesaurus

colorable

adjective

Worthy of being believed:

believable, credible, creditable, plausible.

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