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farraginous

[ fuh-raj-uh-nuhs ]
/ fəˈrædʒ ə nəs /
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adjective
consisting of a farrago or mixture; heterogeneous; mixed: a farraginous collection of random ideas.
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Origin of farraginous

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

Words nearby farraginous

far-out, far piece, far-point, Farquhar, Farquhar Islands, farraginous, farrago, Farragut, Farragut, David, Farrakhan, Farrar
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How to use farraginous in a sentence

  • Thou art, I vow, the remarkablest progenitor barring none in this chaffering allincluding most farraginous chronicle.

    Ulysses|James Joyce
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