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characterful

[ kar-ik-ter-fuhl ]
/ ˈkær ɪk tər fəl /
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adjective

highly expressive of character: a characterful face.
having remarkable character: a characterful prose style.

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Origin of characterful

First recorded in 1900–05; character + -ful

Words nearby characterful

character assassination, character code, character dance, character defense, character disorder, characterful, character generator, characteristic, characteristic curve, characteristic equation, characteristic function
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Words related to characterful

glamorous, vivid, distinctive, unusual, lively, rich, brave, flaky, gay, graphic, jazzy, picturesque, stimulating

Example sentences from the Web for characterful

  • His open, manly and characterful face bore at the chin a thick tuft of brown beard, leaving his cheeks and lips clean shaven.

    The Iron Trevet or Jocelyn the Champion|Eugne Sue

  • He had on common, characterful clothes, the kind that from long wear have taken the natural outlines of the body.

    The "Genius"|Theodore Dreiser