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colorful

[ kuhl-er-fuhl ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

abounding in color:
In their tartans, the Scots guard made a colorful array.
richly eventful or picturesque:
a colorful historical period.
presenting or suggesting vivid or striking scenes:
a colorful narrative.
Synonyms: dynamic, spirited, vigorous

First recorded in 1885–90; color + -ful

Shepherds abiding in the field” saw colorful Christmas lights that “shone round about them.

This collection features 100 fun, colorful, and sometimes delightfully irreverent messages designed by Friends with Type.

Sure, there are some colorful English aristocrats still around, but is the age of the delightfully nutty toff at an end?

Masters employed a colorful cast of characters off the air as well.

Sir Bob, 63, responded with his usual colorful language to his critics.

Shelves and counters were piled with a colorful miscellany of goods calculated to appeal to primitive tastes.

Mount Airy is built of brown stone and trimmed with light stone furnishing a colorful contrast.

Additional atmosphere is created by the colorful, colonial costumes worn by the guides themselves.

And so, back in the colorful days of the building of the fast-growing West, young Isaac Burns constructed his warehouse.

Then the very next flash there were greens and yellows—changing, colorful, brilliant bars.

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