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   Mot·ley

   /ˈmätlē/

   

   adjective

   • 1. incongruously varied in appearance or character; disparate: "a motley crew of discontents and zealots" Similar miscellaneousdisparatediverseassortedsundryvariedmixeddiversifiedheterogeneousOpposite homogeneousuniform

   noun

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

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

   Scrabble Points: 11

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