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colorful

col·or·ful [ kúllərf'l ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. with bright colors: having bright or varied colors

2. interesting: interesting or exciting and sometimes amusing
a colorful period of history
the colorful characters of "Alice in Wonderland"

3. not ordinary or predictable: characterized by unusual, unconventional, and sometimes illegal behavior
no attempt to hide his colorful past

4. full of swearwords: characterized by coarse words or obscenities ( informal ) ( used euphemistically )


col·or·ful·ly adverb
col·or·ful·ness noun
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