Meanings
adjectivecolourous (comparative more colourous, superlative most colourous)
comparative more colourous · superlative most colourous
- nonstandardrareRare spelling of colorous.
Origin
From colorous, with the spelling revised to accord with British English colour + -ous.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
colourous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colourous
MLA
“colourous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colourous. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “colourous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colourous.
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