adj. 25B6; adjective
a colourful picture : BRIGHTLY COLOURED, vivid, vibrant, brilliant, radiant, rich; gaudy, glaring, garish; multicoloured, multicolour, rainbow, varicoloured, harlequin, polychromatic, psychedelic; informal jazzy.
a colourful account : VIVID, graphic, lively, animated, dramatic, fascinating, interesting, stimulating, scintillating, evocative.