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BRIGHTLY-COLORED
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Dictionary entry overview: What does brightly-colored mean?
• BRIGHTLY-COLORED (adjective)
The adjective BRIGHTLY-COLORED has 1 sense:
1. having a bright color
Familiarity information: BRIGHTLY-COLORED used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• BRIGHTLY-COLORED (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having a bright color
Synonyms:
brightly-colored; brightly-coloured
Similar:
colored; colorful; coloured (having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination)
Context examples
Like many brightly-colored tropical frogs, pumpkin toadlets are highly toxic, which may lower the risk of predation when they are calling.
(Tiny Brazilian Frogs Deaf to Own Calls, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
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