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Coloured Adjective ˈkʌləd ˈkʌlərd Brightly Balloons Ink Pencils

Word3 coloured
WordType (adjective)
Phonetic /ˈkʌləd/ /ˈkʌlərd/
Example
  • brightly coloured balloons
  • he uses ink and coloured pencils in his drawings.
  • the street was ablaze with coloured lights.
  • vases made of coloured glass
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coloured

(adjective)/ˈkʌləd/ /ˈkʌlərd/
  1. having a particular colour or different colours
    • SEE ALSO light-coloured
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/light-coloured
    • brightly coloured balloons
    • He uses ink and coloured pencils in his drawings.
    • The street was ablaze with coloured lights.
    • vases made of coloured glass
    • dark-coloured jeans
    • She was wearing a cream-coloured suit.
    • The words are written in a different-coloured ink.

    Extra Examples

    • She wore a richly coloured silk dress.
    • variously coloured birds
  2. from a race that does not have white skin
  3. (in South Africa) having parents who are of different races
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