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motley

/ˈmɒtli/
noun
  1. An incongruous mixture.

  2. A jester's multicoloured clothes.

  3. (by extension) A jester; a fool.

adjective
  1. Comprising greatly varied elements, to the point of incongruity; heterogeneous.

  2. Having many colours; variegated.

Synonymsdiverse, manifold, colorful, prismatic, variegated

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