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.
Colorable and subtle crimes, that seldom are taken within the walk of human justice.
Hooker.