colorable

Sports satisfy these requirements of substantial futility together with a colorable make-believe of purpose.

What colorable reason could be assigned, in a country so situated, for such vast augmentations of the military force?

If he asks, I shall contrive to find some colorable pretext, probably that you were jealous of me!

For no colorable dede or deceytful trompery can serue the excuse of any notable wyckednesse.

Men were also harassed with informations of intrusion upon scarce colorable titles.