Unscramble motley

Definition of motley

adjective:

• consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds; ; ; ; ; ; - I.A.Richards; "an arrangement of assorted spring flowers", "assorted sizes", "miscellaneous accessories", "a mixed program of baroque and contemporary music", "a motley crew", "sundry sciences commonly known as social". Synonyms: assorted, miscellaneous, mixed, sundry.
• having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly; "a jester dressed in motley", "the painted desert", "a particolored dress", "a piebald horse", "pied daisies". Synonyms: calico, multi-color, multi-colored, multi-colour, multi-coloured, multicolor, multicolored, multicolour, multicoloured, painted, particolored, particoloured, piebald, pied, varicolored, varicoloured.

noun:

• a collection containing a variety of sorts of things; "a great assortment of cars was on display", "he had a variety of disorders", "a veritable smorgasbord of religions". Synonyms: assortment, miscellanea, miscellany, mixed bag, mixture, potpourri, salmagundi, smorgasbord, variety.
• a garment made of motley (especially a court jester's costume).
• a multicolored woolen fabric woven of mixed threads in 14th to 17th century England.

verb:

• make something more diverse and varied; "Vary the menu". Synonyms: variegate, vary.
• make motley; color with different colors. Synonyms: parti-color.

Related words

checker, chequer, farrago, gallimaufry, hodgepodge, hotchpotch, melange, mishmash, oddments, ragbag, range, sampler, selection.

Words nearby

morley.

Rhymes with

hotly.