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colourful, colorful, a.|ˈkʌlərfʊl|
[see -ful.]
Full of colour. Also fig., full of interest, excitement, force, etc.
1889J. J. Hissey Tour in Phaeton 273 The distance then is delightfully distinct and colourful. 1890Temple Bar Mag. Feb. 179 Down the straight, colourful streets one looks. 1905Century Mag. Aug. 493/2 The English background lacks the gay and colorful beauty of our panoramic regattas. 1908D. H. M. Read Highways Hampshire Pref., Hampshire, to me, is a bundle of memories, all colourful. 1908Daily Chron. 23 Oct. 4/4 The gay, colourful city. 1911J. London Adventure viii, It is colourful life, to say the least. 1967Times 17 Nov. 8/5 Cries of ‘Where is he?’ Colourful answers.
Hence ˈcolourfully adv., -fulness.
1921J. F. Porte Elgar 90 The opening theme appears vigorously in the trombones, the whole being colourfully treated. 1921Chambers's Jrnl. 26 Nov. 819/1 The play of Kismet, so colourfully produced. 1921Glasgow Herald 7 Mar. 10 The imposing colourfulness of the mise-en-scène. 1928Observer 24 June 8 So..movingly and colourfully does he tell his tale. |