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   Colourful

   /ˈkʌləf(ʊ)l/

   

   adjective

   • 1. having much or varied colour; bright: "a colourful array of fruit" Similar brightly colouredbright-coloureddeep-colouredbrilliantglowingradiantvividrichvibranteye-catchingflamboyantshowygaudyglaringgarishflashymulticolouredmulticolourmany-colouredmany-huedrainbowrainbow-likevaricolouredvariegatedharlequinmotleyprismaticpolychromaticpsychedelicinformal:jazzy(looking) like an explosion in a paint factoryOpposite colourless
   • 2. full of interest; lively and exciting: "a controversial and colourful character" Similar vividgraphiclivelyanimateddramaticstrikingarrestingpicturesqueinterestingstimulatingfascinatingscintillatingrichevocativedetailedhighly colouredOpposite colourless
   • ▪ involving variously disreputable activities: "the financier had had a colourful career"
   • ▪ (of language) vulgar or rude: "they have a reputation for colourful language"

   Derivatives

   • 1. colourfully adverb
   • 2. colourfulness noun

   Scrabble Points: 14

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   • L

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