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Meaning of "colourably" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF COLOURABLY

colourably  [ˈkʌlərəblɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COLOURABLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Colourably is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES COLOURABLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of colourably in the English dictionary

The definition of colourably in the dictionary is deceptively.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COLOURABLY


colorably
ˈkʌlərəblɪ
comparably
ˈkɒmpərəblɪ
considerably
kənˈsɪdərəblɪ
desirably
dɪˈzaɪərəblɪ
favourably
ˈfeɪvərəblɪ
honourably
ˈɒnərəblɪ
immeasurably
ɪˈmeʒərəblɪ
incurably
ɪnˈkjʊərəblɪ
inexorably
ɪnˈɛksərəblɪ
insufferably
ɪnˈsʌfərəblɪ
intolerably
ɪnˈtɒlərəblɪ
measurably
ˈmɛʒərəblɪ
memorably
ˈmɛmərəblɪ
miserably
ˈmɪzərəblɪ
pleasurably
ˈplɛʒərəblɪ
preferably
ˈprɛfərəblɪ
tolerably
ˈtɒlərəblɪ
unbearably
ˌʌnˈbeərəblɪ
undesirably
ˌʌndɪˈzaɪərəblɪ
unfavourably
ʌnˈfeɪvərəblɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COLOURABLY

colour subcarrier
colour supplement
colour television
colour temperature
colour-blind
colour-code
colour-reversal
colourability
colourable
colourableness
colourant
colouration
coloured
colourer
colourfast
colourfastness
colourful
colourfully
colourfulness
colouring

WORDS THAT END LIKE COLOURABLY

admirably
adorably
alterably
demonstrably
deplorably
drably
durably
execrably
inalterably
incomparably
inseparably
insuperably
invulnerably
irrecoverably
irreparably
operably
probably
separably
unanswerably
unutterably
vulnerably

Synonyms and antonyms of colourably in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «colourably» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COLOURABLY

Find out the translation of colourably to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of colourably from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «colourably» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

colourably
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

colourably
570 millions of speakers

English

colourably
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

colourably
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

colourably
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

colourably
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

colourably
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

colourably
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

spécieusement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Colourably
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

colourably
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

colourably
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

colourably
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Colourably
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

colourably
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

colourably
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Colourably
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

colourably
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

colourably
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

colourably
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

colourably
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

colourably
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

colourably
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

colourably
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

colourably
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

colourably
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of colourably

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COLOURABLY»

The term «colourably» is used very little and occupies the 170.786 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COLOURABLY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «colourably» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «colourably» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about colourably

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COLOURABLY»

Discover the use of colourably in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to colourably and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Reports of Cases Heard and Determined by the Lord ...
That the Defendants might be restrained by injunction from attaching to wire not the manufacture of the Plaintiff any tally or label with the Plaintiff's trade-mark, or any mark in imitation thereof, or only colourably differing therefrom, stamped or ...
Great Britain. Court of Chancery, Richard Horton Smith, 1865
2
Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Council During the ...
And I further declare, that I have not collusively or colourably obtained a Title to or become possessed of the said Lands and Tenements, or any part thereof, for the purpose of qualifying or enabling me to be returned a Member of ...
Victoria. Parliament. Legislative Council, 1854
3
An Analytical Digest of All the Reported Cases Determined by ...
An American vessel which had been colourably sold to a Portuguese, fitted out for the slave trade, and captured, pronounced to be forfeited by reason of such trading, the American laws not protecting such trade, and the sale to the Portuguese ...
William Tarn Pritchard, 1854
4
Minutes of the Proceedings of the Legislative Council ... ...
... allotment 4 of section 19, having a house erected thereon, in the occupation of James Vallelly and others ; And I further declare that I have not collusively or colourably obtained a title to or become possessed of the said lands and tenements, ...
Victoria. Legislative Council, 1856
5
Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the High Court of ...
... Defendant is to admit (save as after mentioned) the title of the Plaintiffs to the works entitled the Encyclopedia Me- tropolitana : but with liberty to contest their title to any part or parts thereof copied or colourably altered only from former works, ...
James Russell, John Scott Earl of Eldon, John Singleton Copley Baron Lyndhurst, 1829
6
Company Law in Context: Text and Materials
It has, however, never yet been decided that a limited company cannot buy property or pay for services at any price it thinks proper, and pay forthem in fully paid-up shares. Provided a limited company does so honestly and not colourably , and ...
David Kershaw, 2012
7
The Repertory of Patent Inventions, and Other Discoveries ...
That, to the best of their judgment and belief, the defendants have not, in the construction, combination, or arrangement of the said paddle-wheels so made by them, in any way infringed, evaded, or colourably evaded, or attempted to infringe, ...
8
A Treatise on Crimes and Misdemeanors
A bridge built without public utility, or colourably to charge the county, may be a nuisance. And by 43 Geo. 3, c. 59, counties are not to be charged with the repairs of bridges built after the passing of that statute, unless built in a substantial ...
Sir William Oldnall Russell, Charles Sprengel Greaves, 1843
9
Reports of Cases Adjudged in the Court of Chancery of New York
But the Vice-Chancellor observed, that many cases had decided, that if a sum, claimed for commission, was bona fide claimed, and not done colourably with a view to avoid the statute, it was not usurious. If the commission be usual, and not  ...
William Johnson, 1824
10
A Complete Collection of State Trials and Proceedings for ...
but Protestant witnesses along with him to tesgify_ And in 1675, Idid go alon with sir T. Gascoigne to sir William Inglebygs of Riplev, and there I did see him receive colourably 1,0001. _ L. C. J. How do you know it was colourably? Mr. Bolron.
Thomas Bayly Howell, Thomas Jones Howell, David Jardine, 1816

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COLOURABLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term colourably is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Downfall of vote-rigging mayor Lutfur Rahman a 'victory for …
Mawrey said that payments to press organisations made by Rahman “may (just) colourably come the right side of the line that separates ... «Press Gazette, Apr 15»
2
Apple loses bid for US ban on Samsung smartphone sales
... such an order is important to prevent Samsung from future copying with new products "not more colourably different" than the defunct models. «Reuters UK, Mar 14»
3
Court: Google infringed patents, must pay 1.36 percent of AdWords …
... the AdWords program, which was tweaked by Google after the Vringo verdict, wasn't "colourably different" from the old infringing program. «Wired.co.uk, Jan 14»
4
Apple renews request for sales ban on older Samsung products
... to providing Apple the relief it needs to combat any future infringement by Samsung through products not more than colourably different from ... «The Malay Mail Online, Dec 13»
5
PCC adjudication
It refused to remove the amended articles from its website or to offer assurances that it would not publish anything "colourably similar". «The Guardian, Nov 13»
6
Take That founder Nigel Martin-Smith sues Birmingham bar in battle …
He also wants to forbid 'the use as, or as part of, the name of a business of the word Queer or any word or words colourably similar thereto'. «Manchester Evening News, Mar 13»
7
Apple and Samsung both unhappy with the $1 billion verdict
Apple's phrasing “any of the infringing products or any other product with a feature or features not more than colourably different from any of the ... «HEXUS, Sep 12»
8
Samsung says Apple 'abused' patent laws
He said previous injunctions have applied to products "not colourably different" from the named devices – a broad legal term that could result in ... «Financial Times, Aug 12»
9
US judge bans sale of Samsung Galaxy 10.1
... product that "embodies any design" infringing Apple's patents or any that are "no more than colourably different" from its competitors products ... «Wired.co.uk, Jun 12»
10
Actively Protecting Its Brand Name OLIVENOL, CREAGRI Inc …
... CREAGRI's trademarked logo OLIVENOL extends also to the usage of any word, name or mark that is deceptively, colourably or confusingly ... «PR Newswire, Oct 11»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Colourably [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/colourably>. Apr 2024 ».
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