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motley
1[mot-lee]
adjective
exhibiting great diversity of elements.
a motley crowd.
Synonyms: , , , , , , , , , ,Antonyms: , , , ,being of different colors combined.
a motley flower border.
Synonyms: , , , , , , ,Antonyms: ,wearing a parti-colored garment.
a motley fool.
noun
plural
motleysa combination of different colors.
a parti-colored effect.
the parti-colored garment of a jester.
a heterogeneous assemblage.
a medley.
Synonyms: , , , , , , , ,
Motley
2[mot-lee]
noun
John Lothrop 1814–77, U.S. historian and diplomat.
motley
/ ˈ³¾É’³Ù±ôɪ /
adjective
made up of elements of varying type, quality, etc
multicoloured
noun
a motley collection or mixture
the particoloured attire of a jester
obsoleteÌýa jester
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of motley1
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of motley1
Example Sentences
The first film I saw in a theater was “The Love Bug,†Disney’s 1969 comedy about a sentient Volkswagen Beetle named Herbie and the motley team who race him to many a checkered flag.
Through their perspectives, black humor flows freely, as the motivations and experiences that brought this motley crew together rise to the surface.
One of the key modernist figures formed her dance company 60 years ago as a motley troop of five women who danced spontaneously outdoors for passersby.
Yeoh describes “Section 31†as “Mission: Impossible†in space, with “a motley crew†of morally flexible spies.
To this day, she shares her home with a motley crew of horses, dogs and cats — either rescued or invited in because they arrived one day and refused to leave.
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