Colorably

/ˈkʌlərəbli/ adverb

Definition

In a colorable manner; in a way that appears reasonable or plausible, though possibly deceptive or not entirely truthful.

Etymology

From 'colorable' + '-ly' (manner adverb). Following English word formation, it transforms the adjective into an adverb describing how something is done.

Kelly Says

You might hear this in legal contexts—'the defendant colorably argued...' means the argument sounds plausible but the speaker doubts its truth!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
צבע
ts'eb
ARالعربية
بأسلوب ملون
bi as-lub maloon
BNবাংলা
রঙিনভাবে
rong-in-bha-be
CACatalà
coloridament
koh-lo-ri-da-ment
CSČeština
barevně
ba-re-v-ne
DADansk
farverigt
far-ve-rig-t
DEDeutsch
farbenreich
fah-ren-reich
ELΕλληνικά
με χρώμα
me hroma
ESEspañol
acolorablemente
a-koh-loh-rah-ble-men-te
FAفارسی
رنگارنگ
rang-a-rang
FISuomi
värikkäästi
vär-i-kkä-stä
FRFrançais
de manière colorée
duh ma-neer koh-leh-ray
GUGU
રંગભેર
rang-bhe-ra
HAHA
daɗi
da-di
HEעברית
בעל צבע
ba-al tze-va
HIहिन्दी
रंगीन रूप से
rangin roop se
HUMagyar
színesen
see-nes-en
IDBahasa Indonesia
dengan berwarna-warni
dengan wa-re-na-wa-rni
IGIG
n'eti
neh-tee
ITItaliano
in modo colorato
in moh-doh koh-lo-rah-toh
JA日本語
色っぽく
iro-ppuku
KKKK
маңызды
maŋyzdı
KMKM
ព្រះរាជ
p'reah rach
KO한국어
색상 있게
saek-sang it-ge
MRMR
रंगीत
rang-eet
MSBahasa Melayu
berwarna-warni
ber-wa-rna-war-ni
MYမြန်မာ
ရွှေပြာ
shwe-pyar
NLNederlands
kleurig
kleu-rig
NONorsk
fargerikt
far-ge-rikt
PAPA
ਰੰਗੀ
ran-gee
PLPolski
kolorowo
ko-lo-ro-wo
PTPortuguês
de forma colorida
duh fo-mah koh-lee-doo-rah
RORomână
colorat
koh-lo-rat
RUРусский
цветово
tsve-to-vo
SVSvenska
färgstarkt
färg-starkt
SWKiswahili
kwa rangi
kwa ran-gi
TAதமிழ்
நிறத்துடன்
ni-rru-thudan
TEతెలుగు
రంగులతో
ran-gu-lu-tho
THไทย
อย่างมีสีสัน
yahng mee see-san
TLTL
makulay
ma-ku-lay
TRTürkçe
renkli bir şekilde
renk-li bir she-kile
UKУкраїнська
кольоровий
kolo-ro-viy
URاردو
رنگ بر
rang bar
VITiếng Việt
một cách đầy màu sắc
mot cach day mau sac
YOYO
aṣọ
a-sho
ZH中文
色彩鲜明地
se-cai xian-ming di
ZUZU
ngama
ngah-ma

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