farraginous

[ fuh-raj-uh-nuhs ]

adjective
  1. consisting of a farrago or mixture; heterogeneous; mixed: a farraginous collection of random ideas.

Origin of farraginous

1
First recorded in 1605–15; from Latin farrāgin- (stem of farrāgō ) “mixed grains” (see farrago) + -ous

Words Nearby farraginous

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How to use farraginous in a sentence

  • Thou art, I vow, the remarkablest progenitor barring none in this chaffering allincluding most farraginous chronicle.

    Ulysses | James Joyce