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mot⋅ley

[mot-lee] adjective, noun, plural -leys.
–adjective
1. exhibiting great diversity of elements; heterogeneous: a motley crowd.
2. being of different colors combined; parti-colored: a motley flower border.
3. wearing a parti-colored garment: a motley fool.
–noun
4. a combination of different colors.
5. a parti-colored effect.
6. the parti-colored garment of a jester.
7. a heterogeneous assemblage.
8. a medley.

Origin:
1350–1400; ME; see mote 1 , -ly


1. varied, mixed, incongruous.
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