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motley adjective [ ˈmɒtli ]

• incongruously varied in appearance or character; disparate.
• "a motley crew of discontents and zealots"
Similar: miscellaneous, disparate, diverse, assorted, sundry, varied, mixed, diversified, heterogeneous,
Opposite: homogeneous, uniform,
• (of clothing) made up of a variety of colours.
• "they wore the motley coat of jesters"
Similar: multicoloured, many-coloured, multicolour, colourful, particoloured, many-hued, variegated, harlequin, kaleidoscopic, rainbow, psychedelic, prismatic, polychromatic,
Opposite: monochrome,

motley noun

• an incongruous mixture.
• "a motley of interacting interest groups"
• the multicoloured costume of a jester.
• "life-size mannequins in full motley"
Origin: late Middle English: of unknown origin; perhaps ultimately related to mote.


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