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Motley  The Bre /ˈmɒtli/Name /ˈmɑːtli/Adjective Disapproving)consisting Types People Things Belong

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(disapproving)consisting of many different types of people or things that do not seem to belong together
She had a motley group of friends at college.
 The room was filled with a motley collection of furniture and paintings.
 The audience was a motley crew of students and tourists.

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