colorful

[ kuhl-er-fuhl ]

/ ˈkʌl ər fəl /

abounding in color: In their tartans, the Scots guard made a colorful array.

richly eventful or picturesque: a colorful historical period.

presenting or suggesting vivid or striking scenes: a colorful narrative.

Origin of colorful

First recorded in 1885–90; color + -ful

3 vigorous, spirited, dynamic.

col·or·ful·ly, adverb col·or·ful·ness, noun un·col·or·ful, adjective

The water pressure alone would turn a man into a “meat cloud” in a nanosecond, Cameron colorfully explains.

James Cameron Dives into the Ocean's Abyss |Andrew Romano |July 21, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Or maybe he was simply making his point as memorably—and colorfully—as he could.

Senator to Students: I Don't Give a 'Tick's Shit' |Lloyd Grove |September 6, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
I had never seen such voluptuous and colorfully dressed women before in my life.

Red, White, and Muslim |Asma Gull Hasan |February 26, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
Nancy found herself at home in this fine house in which life moved largely and colorfully.

The Purple Heights |Marie Conway Oemler

But his elegantly embroidered crimson and gold robes made him a colorfully outstanding figure, even on this colorful waterfront.

The Players |Everett B. Cole
Jesse talked most colorfully when resting; Jesse was a man of memories.

Wilderness of Spring |Edgar Pangborn
The two cars moved through the town, past a group of colorfully arrayed people with flat turbans.

The Pirates of Shan |Harold Leland Goodwin
The floor was covered with a steel-cloth rug and steel-cloth hangings, colorfully painted, hid the walls.

Empire |Clifford Donald Simak