"colorfully" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [English]

Forms: more colorfully [comparative], most colorfully [superlative], colourfully [alternative]
Etymology: Etymology tree English colorful Middle English -ly English -ly English colorfully From colorful + -ly. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|colorful|-ly<id:adverbial>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English colorful Middle English -ly English -ly English colorfully [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ly", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "colorfully", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="colorfully"> From colorful + -ly. Head templates: {{en-adv}} colorfully (comparative more colorfully, superlative most colorfully)
  1. In a colorful manner. Translations (Translations): barwiście (Polish), barwnie (Polish), kolorowo (Polish)

Alternative forms

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