colourful
Britishadjective
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having intense colour or richly varied colours
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vivid, rich, or distinctive in character
Other Word Forms
- colourfully adverb
- colourfulness noun
Example Sentences
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Walking the runway with her prosthetic leg wrapped in a colourful African print her appearance made a big impact.
From BBC
Beryl Cook: Pride and Joy at The Box, aims to bring serious artistic recognition to an artist whose colourful and comedic paintings of the daily life of the city's residents, were often dismissed by critics.
From BBC
"Ten years ago, we'd never have believed that we'd now be buying things that were embroidered, colourful, floral," she told AFP in Paris, where she was meeting brands she works with during Fashion Week.
From Barron's
Founded in 1901, it is Philadelphia's annual New Year's Day celebration that sees 10,000 adults and children dressed in colourful costumes parade down one of the city's main streets.
From BBC
He's a professor in surgery at Imperial College London and a practising colorectal surgeon - but perhaps the most colourful part of his job is that he analyses people's poo.
From BBC
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