colorfully

adverb

as in brightly
in a manner that is colorful and tends to arouse gaiety a colorfully illustrated children's alphabet book

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Recent Examples of colorfully More shipping containers were brought in and colorfully painted by local artists. — Nicole MacIas Garibay, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026 For a good chunk of this century, however, he has become known mostly for his lush and colorfully vivid covers for Marvel. — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 6 Feb. 2026 The characters are colorfully dressed but also comfortably. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 9 Apr. 2026 Sean McGinley’s sound design ties it all together with atmospheric cues that bridge the eras as do Jamie Godwin’s colorfully gorgeous projection designs. — Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026 And the patchwork style of Brij Sadanah’s direction enhances the colorfully over-the-top story, which recasts Wuthering Heights as a sensationalistic revenge drama. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2026 In what turns out to be the biggest moment in Neil’s young serving career, the handyman and Berzatto family friend keeps his composure and colorfully chats up the diner everyone believed was the Michelin-star inspector. — Jake Kring-Schreifels, Time, 26 June 2026 Lifetime Achievement Award-winner Poltz was colorfully introduced by his longtime musician friend, former San Diego Padres second baseman and third base coach Tim Flannery. — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 May 2026 Mabe Fratti and Bill Orcutt’s collaboration didn’t begin colorfully or dramatically; Fratti just liked Orcutt and said so publicly, prompting Orcutt to reach out, which resulted in their working—remotely, mostly—on a series of pieces. — Jayson Greene, Pitchfork, 2 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for colorfully
brightly
Adverb
  • Despite star Alphonso Davies starting the match on the bench, Canada began the game brightly, pressing Morocco very successfully and threatening its goal frequently throughout the first quarter of the match.
    — Patrick Sung Cuadrado, CNN Money, 4 July 2026
  • The base of this simple mocktail is a ginger-lime cordial that's brightly flavored and not too sweet.
    — Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 2 July 2026
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“Colorfully.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colorfully. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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