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 veteran mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe appears in the small but characterful role of the nanny Filippyevna, and the 31-year-old conductor Timur Zangiev makes his Met debut leading one of opera’s most sumptuous, gripping scores.
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New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
Nothing else changes, though; the optics carry over, so the lens renders the same sharp photos with characterful background blur as before.
—PCMAG, 12 Feb. 2025
Though both convertibles handled the canyon with aplomb, the more characterful and enjoyable Roma reveals the importance of lightweighting efforts that so many manufacturers seem content to abandon in an era rife with heavyweight electric, hybrid, and all-wheel-drive performance models.
—Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
Its large, wall-size windows, their casements painted a downy shade of white, look out across Bedford Street onto a row of old and characterful brownstones, including number 75½, whose façade, at nine and a half feet across, is allegedly the city’s narrowest (and therefore most charming).
—Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 2 Feb. 2025
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New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
Nothing else changes, though; the optics carry over, so the lens renders the same sharp photos with characterful background blur as before.
—PCMAG, 12 Feb. 2025
Though both convertibles handled the canyon with aplomb, the more characterful and enjoyable Roma reveals the importance of lightweighting efforts that so many manufacturers seem content to abandon in an era rife with heavyweight electric, hybrid, and all-wheel-drive performance models.
—Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
Its large, wall-size windows, their casements painted a downy shade of white, look out across Bedford Street onto a row of old and characterful brownstones, including number 75½, whose façade, at nine and a half feet across, is allegedly the city’s narrowest (and therefore most charming).
—Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 2 Feb. 2025
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“Characterful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/characterful. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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