adjective
1
DUBIOUS : The cardigan is pink-coloured and is made of wool.
GOOD : The cardigan is pink and is made of wool.
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When you describe the colour of something, you usually just say that it is red, blue, green etc (WITHOUT -coloured ): 'Her new dress is pale blue with red buttons down the front.'
See note at COLOUR 1 (↑ colour )
2
BAD : He showed me the coloured photographs he had taken.
GOOD : He showed me the colour photographs he had taken.
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See note at COLOUR 2 (↑ colour )