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motley
1[ mot-lee ]
adjective
- exhibiting great diversity of elements:
a motley crowd.
Synonyms: divergent, dissimilar, diversified, disparate, incongruous, sundry, assorted, mixed, diverse, varied, heterogenous
Antonyms: like, similar, identical, uniform, homogeneous
- being of different colors combined:
a motley flower border.
Synonyms: polychromatic, variegated, multicolored, parti-colored, dappled, mottled, piebald, pied
Antonyms: solid, monochromatic
- wearing a parti-colored garment:
a motley fool.
noun
- a combination of different colors.
- a parti-colored effect.
- the parti-colored garment of a jester.
- a heterogeneous assemblage.
- a medley.
Synonyms: farrago, gallimaufry, pastiche, potpourri, olio, miscellany, jumble, hodgepodge, conglomeration
Motley
2[ mot-lee ]
noun
- John Lo·throp [loh, -thr, uh, p], 1814–77, U.S. historian and diplomat.
motley
/ ˈmɒtlɪ /
adjective
- made up of elements of varying type, quality, etc
- multicoloured
noun
- a motley collection or mixture
- the particoloured attire of a jester
- obsolete.a jester
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It should come as no surprise then that Mötley Crüe liked their whiskey.
The full-length commercial includes an appearance by Mötley Crüe, a man riding a rhinoceros, and countless other women in bikinis.
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