Definitions For Colourable

Adjective

(not comparable) (obsolete) colourful, colourful. Apparently true; specious; potentially justifiable. (now, _, rare, sometimes, _, law) deceptive, 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.

Translations

Czech: obarvitelný, m Malay: boleh warna Romanian: colorabil, m, n Spanish: colorado

Alternative forms

colorable {{qualifier, American spelling}}

Etymology

from colour + able.