shining English
Adjective
( en adjective)
Emitting light.
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, title= Mr. Pratt's Patients , chapter=1
, passage='Twas early June, the new grass was flourishing everywheres, the posies in the yard—peonies and such—in full bloom, the sun was shining , and the water of the bay was blue, with light green streaks where the shoal showed.}}
Reflecting light.
Having a high polish or sheen.
Having exceptional merit.
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Verb
(head)
Noun
( en noun)
A bright emission of light; a gleam.
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colorful English
Alternative forms
* colourful (Commonwealth English)
Adjective
( -)
Possessing]] prominent and varied [[colour, colors.
* 1895 , The Annual of the British School at Athens
- It was a colourful vase with red and white hoops on the lid, and red bands above and below the main frieze. These bands also carry a metope pattern in white of triple lines and blobs, which can just be distinguished on the photographs.
Interesting, multifaceted, energetic, distinctive.
* {{quote-book, year=1895, author=H. Walter Staner and Henry Sturmey, title=The Autocar,
passage=One of the most colourful' people in motor racing, he writes in a ' colourful manner.}}
(euphemistic) Profane, obscene, offensive (usually in the phrase colourful language ).
* 2002 , news.bbc.co.uk
- Hussain celebrated reaching his ton with a gesture towards the media centre, pointing to the number three on the back of his shirt and offering some colourful language.
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