colourful
Britishadjective
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having intense colour or richly varied colours
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vivid, rich, or distinctive in character
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Notting Hill Carnival has celebrated its 60th anniversary with three days of revelry fuelled by drummers, dancers and colourful costumes.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
The share of renewable and recycled materials bought and used to make the colourful plastic bricks continues to grow, Lego said, without providing specific numbers.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
The Fleadh has offered a range of colourful performances, with more than 176,000 people in Belfast City Centre for the opening ceremony at Belfast City Hall last weekend.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
When these materials slam into Earth's magnetic shield, they can knock out satellites, threaten astronauts -- and create colourful auroras in the skies of northern and southern latitudes.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
There were other fish too, big and small, colourful, differently shaped.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
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