Note: in AM, use 'colorful'
1.
Something that is ~ has bright colours or a lot of different colours.
The flowers were ~ and the scenery magnificent...
People wore colorful clothes and seemed to be having a good time.
ADJ
~ly
...the sight of dozens of ~ly dressed people.
ADV
2.
A ~ story is full of exciting details.
The story she told was certainly ~, and extended over her life in England, Germany and Spain.
...the country’s ~ and often violent history.
ADJ
3.
A ~ character is a person who behaves in an interesting and amusing way.
Casey Stengel was probably the most colorful character in baseball.
ADJ: usu ADJ n
4.
If someone has had a ~ past or a ~ career, they have been involved in exciting but often slightly shocking things.
More details surfaced of her ~ past as the story developed.
ADJ: usu ADJ n
5.
Colourful language is rude or offensive language.
= bad
ADJ: usu ADJ n politeness