multifarious

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
17
Words With Friends
21
Letters
12
Pronunciation
/ˌmʌltɪˈfɛəɹi.əs/

Definition of multifarious

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Having great diversity or variety; of various kinds; made up of many differing parts.
    “Nothing could well resemble less a typical English street than […] the multifarious awnings, banners, and streamers, the extraordinary number of omnibuses, horsecars, and other democratic vehicles, […]”
    “Now, it is our regretful task to record his death on November 19 after a brief illness, and to include in a short article on page 29 some notes on his multifarious activities.”
    “It is divided into parts that are too small and multifarious.”
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adj

  1. Having great diversity or variety; of various kinds; made up of many differing parts.
    “Nothing could well resemble less a typical English street than […] the multifarious awnings, banners, and streamers, the extraordinary number of omnibuses, horsecars, and other democratic vehicles, […]”
    “Now, it is our regretful task to record his death on November 19 after a brief illness, and to include in a short article on page 29 some notes on his multifarious activities.”
    “It is divided into parts that are too small and multifarious.”
  2. In which a party or a cause of action has been improperly or wrongfully joined together in the same suit, as in a misjoinder, perhaps as a result of a joinder of unrelated, distinct, independent parties or matters.

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Etymology

From Latin multifārius.

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