'Colorably' definitions:

Definition of 'Colorably'

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  • Colorable \Col"or*a*ble\, a. Specious; plausible; having an appearance of right or justice. "Colorable pretense for infidelity." --Bp. Stillingfleet. -- {Col"or*a*ble*ness}, n. -- {Col"or*a*bly}, adv. [1913 Webster]
  • Colorable and subtle crimes, that seldom are taken within the walk of human justice. --Hooker. [1913 Webster]

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