colorably
- adverb
- /ˈkʌlərəbli/
- Jargon
:
aparentemente
- Her explanation seemed colorably legitimate, yet it lacked substantial evidence to support her claims.
Examples
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Both can be colorably read to involve state efforts to regulate the national political marketplace. Both also implicate a compelling government interest in preserving democracy, albeit from distinct internal and external threats.
Academic text (2017) -
But, very importantly, Apple's motion asks for an injunction that would not be limited to the exemplary infringing products but would also cover "any other product with a feature or features not more than colorably different from any of the infringing features in any of the infringing products."
Blog text (11) -
Now, however, zoning measures backed with general welfare reasoning cannot be even colorably linked to health and safety.
Academic text (2001) -
That argument was, and still remains, specious because Stanford v. Roche had nothing to do with the issue. Nowhere in the case did Chief Justice Roberts make such a statement, hint that he was thinking such a thing, or say anything colorably related to such a conclusion.
Blog text (34) -
The proposal was colorably justifiable, but deeper analysis revealed serious flaws in its reasoning.
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He made a colorably plausible argument, although many experts disagreed with his conclusions.
Synonyms
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3.7
It looks true from what you see, but may not be
In a way that seems true but is actually false
Antonyms
How Plausible
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word colorably comes from the same root as color, which here means 'appearance' or 'a way something looks', like painting something to seem real. So if something is colorably true or legal, it only 'looks' valid at first but may not be true when you look more closely.