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ASSORTED
assorted, miscellaneous, mixed, motley, sundry
(adjective) consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds; “an arrangement of assorted spring flowers”; “assorted sizes”; “miscellaneous accessories”; “a mixed program of baroque and contemporary music”; “a motley crew”; “sundry sciences commonly known as social”- I.A.Richards
assorted, various
(adjective) of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity; “assorted sizes”; “his disguises are many and various”; “various experiments have failed to disprove the theory”; “cited various reasons for his behavior”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
assorted
simple past tense and past participle of assort
Adjective
assorted (comparative more assorted, superlative most assorted)
Composed of a number of different kinds or types; mixed; miscellaneous.
Anagrams
• torsades
Source: Wiktionary
As*sort"ed, a.
Definition: Selected; culled.
ASSORT
As*sort", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Assorted; p. pr. & vb. n. Assorting.] Etym: [F. assortir; (L. ad) + sortir to cast or draw lots, to obtain by lot, L. sortiri, fr. sors, sortis, lot. See Sort.]
1. To separate and distribute into classes, as things of a like kind, nature, or quality, or which are suited to a like purpose; to classify; as, to assort goods.
Note: [Rarely applied to persons.] They appear . . . no ways assorted to those with whom they must associate. Burke.
2. To furnish with, or make up of, various sorts or a variety of goods; as, to assort a cargo.
As*sort", v. i.
Definition: To agree; to be in accordance; to be adapted; to suit; to fall into a class or place. Mitford.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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