[col.ored] adj (14c) 1: having color
2. a: colorful b: marked by exaggeration or bias 3 a: of a race other than the white; esp: black 2b--sometimes taken to be offensive b: of mixed race--sometimes taken to be offensive
4: of or relating to colored persons--sometimes taken to be offensive
[2]colored n, pl colored or coloreds often cap (1916): a colored person--sometimes taken to be offensive