characterful
adjective
char·ac·ter·ful
ˈker-ik-tər-fəl 
ˈka-rik-
1
: markedly expressive of character
a characterful face
2
: marked by character
a characterful decision
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The middle movement of the Second Quartet, which portrays heated arguments among four friends, needed a more characterful delineation of the clashing lines.
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Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
Cornus is in a characterful warehouse, built in 1830 for Shingleton’s Ice Company, redesigned by Day Studio.
—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
Attentive to characterful details of accent and posture, Close plays this tender-tough old bird beautifully, resisting twinkly sentimentality while maintaining a palpably affectionate rapport with Matthews, who’s appealingly restless but not overly precocious in her screen debut.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 17 Oct. 2024
From the painstaking traditional finishes applied, to the characterful look of the enamel dial, the RRCCII maintains classical techniques whilst providing an injection of contemporary themes.
—Thomas Wojtowicz, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
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Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
Cornus is in a characterful warehouse, built in 1830 for Shingleton’s Ice Company, redesigned by Day Studio.
—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
Attentive to characterful details of accent and posture, Close plays this tender-tough old bird beautifully, resisting twinkly sentimentality while maintaining a palpably affectionate rapport with Matthews, who’s appealingly restless but not overly precocious in her screen debut.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 17 Oct. 2024
From the painstaking traditional finishes applied, to the characterful look of the enamel dial, the RRCCII maintains classical techniques whilst providing an injection of contemporary themes.
—Thomas Wojtowicz, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
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“Characterful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/characterful. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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