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• mot|ley — «MOT lee», adjective, noun, plural leys. –adj. 1. made up of different things or kinds: »a motley crowd, a motley collection of butterflies, shells, and stamps. SYNONYM(S): heterogeneous. 2. of different colors like a clown s suit: »dressed in… …   Useful english dictionary

• mot´ley|ness — mot|ley «MOT lee», adjective, noun, plural leys. –adj. 1. made up of different things or kinds: »a motley crowd, a motley collection of butterflies, shells, and stamps. SYNONYM(S): heterogeneous. 2. of different colors like a clown s suit:… …   Useful english dictionary

• ley — ake·ley; badde·ley·ite; bai·ley; bar·ley·break; baw·ley; bay·ley·ite; berke·ley; berke·ley·ism; berke·ley·ite; ber·ley; bing·ley; brad·ley·ite; ca·ley; chance med·ley; char·ley; col·ley; cow·ley; craw·ley; doy·ley; dud·ley; dud·ley·ite; far·ley;… …   English syllables

• mot — anas·to·mot·ic; an·e·mot·ro·pism; bath·mot·ro·pism; ber·ga·mot; bur·ga·mot; che·mot·ic; che·mot·ro·pism; chro·mot·ro·pism; com·mot; cy·mot·ri·chous; de·mot·ist; des·mot·ro·pism; ge·mot; guil·le·mot; he·mot·ro·phe; ho·mot·ro·pous; mar·mot;… …   English syllables

• motley — mot·ley …   English syllables

• motley — mot|ley1 [ matli ] adjective consisting of many different types of people or things that do not seem to belong together motley mot|ley 2 [ matli ] noun uncount the colorful clothing worn by a JESTER …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• motley — mot|ley [ˈmɔtli US ˈma:tli] adj [only before noun] [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Perhaps from mote] a motley collection/crew/assortment etc a group of people or things that are very different from each other and do not seem to belong together ▪ I… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Motley — Mot•ley [[t]ˈmɒt li[/t]] n. big John Lothrop, 1814–77, U.S. historian …   From formal English to slang

• motley — mot•ley [[t]ˈmɒt li[/t]] adj. n. pl. leys 1) exhibiting great diversity of elements; heterogeneous 2) being of different colors combined; parti colored 3) wearing a parti colored garment: a motley fool[/ex] 4) a combination of different colors 5) …   From formal English to slang

• motley-minded — motˈley mindˈed adjective (Shakespeare) Having heterogeneous and inconsistent thoughts or intentions • • • Main Entry: ↑motley …   Useful english dictionary