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motley

DEFINITION: (adjective) Consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds.

USAGE: The other occupants of the room, five in number, were all females, and they were still sleeping, piled high with a motley array of silks and furs.

SYNONYMS: assorted, miscellaneous, mixed, sundry.

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