Coloury

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having plenty of colour; colorful.

    "If this is so, you will notice that the solidly painted square without darker coloured edge, is the least coloury of them all; and that the glazed square is the most vivid in colour."

Antonyms

All antonyms
wan

Example

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"If this is so, you will notice that the solidly painted square without darker coloured edge, is the least coloury of them all; and that the glazed square is the most vivid in colour."

Etymology

From colour + -y.

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