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motley
[ mot-lee ]
/ ËmÉt li /
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adjective
noun, plural mot·leys.
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motive power, motivic, motivity, mot juste, Motlanthe, motley, motmot, moto, motocross, moton, motoneuron
Other definitions for motley (2 of 2)
Motley
[ mot-lee ]
/ ËmÉt li /
noun
John Lo·throp [loh-thruhp], /ËloÊ ÎžrÉp/, 1814â77, U.S. historian and diplomat.
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British Dictionary definitions for motley
motley
/ (ËmÉtlÉȘ) /
adjective
made up of elements of varying type, quality, etc
multicoloured
noun
a motley collection or mixture
the particoloured attire of a jester
obsolete a jester
Word Origin for motley
C14: perhaps from mot speck, mote 1
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