"characterful" meaning in English

See characterful in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more characterful [comparative], most characterful [superlative]
Etymology: character + -ful Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|character|ful|pos=adjective}} character + -ful Head templates: {{en-adj}} characterful (comparative more characterful, superlative most characterful)
  1. Full of character.
    Sense id: en-characterful-en-adj-0fMxZC-O Categories (other): English adjectives suffixed with -ful, English entries with incorrect language header

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