farraginous

[fuh-raj-uh-nuhs]

adjective

1. consisting of a farrago or mixture; heterogeneous; mixed.

   a farraginous collection of random ideas.

Word History and Origins

Origin of farraginous¹

First recorded in 1605–15; from Latin farrāgin- (stem of farrāgō ) “mixed grains” ( farrago ) + -ous

Example Sentences

Bailey gave him two pills, or rather boluses, containing croton oil—inter alia; for Bailey was one of the farraginous fools of the unscientific science.

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