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Definition of colorful adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

colorful

adjective
 
 
/ˈkʌləfl/
 
/ˈkʌlərfl/
(US English)
(British English colourful)
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  1.  
    full of bright colors or having a lot of different colors
    • The male birds are more colorful than the females,
    Topics Colours and Shapesb2
  2.  
    interesting or exciting; full of variety, sometimes in a way that shocks people
    • a colorful history/past/career
    • one of the book's most colorful characters
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