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'motley' - used as an adjective
1. consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds (even to the point of incongruity)
a motley crew
2. having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly
a jester dressed in motley

'motley' - used as a noun
3. a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
4. a garment made of motley (especially a court jester's costume)
5. a multicolored woolen fabric woven of mixed threads in 14th to 17th century England

'motley' - used as a verb
6. make something more diverse and varied
7. make motley; color with different colors

derived forms
1. Motley / Plural
motleys
2. Motley / Past
motleyed
3. Motley / Third Person
motleys
4. Motley / Present Participle
motleying
5. Motley / Comparitive
motlier
6. Motley / Superlative
motliest
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