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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Kreitzman's Mile End house is filled from top to bottom with pictures and sculptures, on every colourful wall, on every table, in every room and corridor.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
But how has he found the adjustment from a noisy dressing room with big personalities and colourful language to helping to shape young minds in a new academy?
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
At a car showroom at the market, owner Noor Ali was surrounded by a dozen colourful vehicles built with imported Japanese parts.
From Barron's ● Jul. 5, 2026
Near the Torkham crossing, colourful trucks were piled high with families' furniture and other possessions from Pakistan.
From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026
It still essentially sounds like a colourful variant of plainchant, but she embellished the outline of the tune with touches of her own.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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