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farraginous

American  
[fuh-raj-uh-nuhs] / fəˈrædʒ ə nəs /

adjective

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

    a farraginous collection of random ideas.

Etymology

Origin of farraginous

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

Example Sentences

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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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