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   motley

   /ˈmɒtli/

   adjective

   • 1. incongruously varied in appearance or character; disparate: "a motley crew of discontents and zealots" Similar miscellaneousdisparatediverseassortedsundryvariedmixeddiversifiedheterogeneousOpposite homogeneousuniform
   • 2. (of clothing) made up of a variety of colours: archaic "they wore the motley coat of jesters" Similar multicolouredmany-colouredmulticolourcolourfulparticolouredmany-huedvariegatedharlequinkaleidoscopicrainbowpsychedelicprismaticpolychromaticinformal:(looking) like an explosion in a paint factoryOpposite monochrome

   noun

   • 1. an incongruous mixture: "a motley of interacting interest groups"
   • 2. the multicoloured costume of a jester: historical "life-size mannequins in full motley"

   Word Origin late Middle English: of unknown origin; perhaps ultimately related to mote.

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