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FARRAGINOUS
Etymology
Adjective
farraginous (comparative more farraginous, superlative most farraginous)
(now rare) Random, miscellaneous, indiscriminate.
Source: Wiktionary
Far*rag*i*nous, a. Etym: [See Farrago.]
Definition: Formed of various materials; mixed; as, a farraginous mountain. [R.] Kirwan. AA farraginous concurrence of all conditions, tempers, sexes, and ages. Sir T. Browne.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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LEFT
(adjective) being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; “my left hand”; “left center field”; “the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream”
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