colourful
adjective
having intense colour or richly varied colours
colourfully
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a word derived from
colourful.
Example Sentences
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The colourfully lit machines, often seen drawing people like moths to a flame, have come under regulatory scrutiny this month, as officials raised addiction concerns over the seemingly harmless games.
From Barron's ● May 31, 2026
Servers in traditional red clothing were seen bustling between colourfully adorned tables, where attendees dined on dishes including Beijing roast duck, pork buns and tiramisu.
From Barron's ● May 14, 2026
As one put it, rather colourfully, "you can't reason with a tiger when your head is in its mouth".
From BBC ● Nov. 19, 2025
Step forward Ian Paisley to say, colourfully as usual: "My gut instinct is this isn't going to cut the mustard."
From BBC ● Dec. 26, 2023
Cristelle Feza has become used to disappointing would-be customers at her grocery shop, one of several colourfully handpainted storefronts in Goma’s South Mabanga district.
From Reuters ● Dec. 19, 2022
