colourful language
collocation in Englishmeaningsofcolourfulandlanguage
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colourful
adjective
uk/ˈkʌl.ə.fəl/us/ˈkʌl.ɚ.fəl/
having bright colours or a lot of ...
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language
noun
uk/ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ/us/ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ/
a system of communication consisting of sounds, words, ...
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(Definition ofcolourfulandlanguagefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofcolourful language
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The extraordinary circumstances produce habitual swearing among soldiers, already renowned forcolourfullanguage.
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We have grown used to the morecolourfullanguageof estate agents.
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Does wearing a shirt withcolourfullanguageprinted on it constitute had behaviour?
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It is easy to talk incolourfullanguageand to try to score party points.
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That iscolourfullanguage, but all the more effective for that.
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To use his owncolourfullanguage, he thought that it would cause a vicious circle which would swamp the country financially.
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I will make no more reference to hiscolourfullanguage.
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It is verycolourfullanguage, which people remember.
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That iscolourfullanguage, if somewhat extravagant.
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I use that word for want of a better one, since my constituents have variously described them in morecolourfullanguage.
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Hiscolourfullanguagemay well make good sound bites, but it is pathetic in its paranoia.
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He began with a typically powerful and thoughtful speech, with plenty of his usualcolourfullanguageto emphasise his points.
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The relationship between journalists and printers especially is one of creative tension, usually carried out in verycolourfullanguage.
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I regret that it will be facts to be put against the rathercolourfullanguagewhich has been used in this most interesting extension of the earlier debate.
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Our failure to ask for them is not in any sense a matter of appeasement of the kind of persons he described in suchcolourfullanguage.
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He used rathercolourfullanguagein describing what he feared might be the effects of the changes in the payment of exceptional needs grants in certain parts of the country.
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Thatcolourfullanguageis unhelpful, not least because it detracts from the serious efforts that are being made by the health authority to achieve financial balance.
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That is fairlycolourfullanguage.
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Hiscolourfullanguageis a hallmark of the character.
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Their work ushered in a new era of poetry, characterized by vivid andcolourfullanguage, evocative of elevating ideas and themes.
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