MULTIFARIOUS
multifaceted, many-sided, miscellaneous, multifarious
(adjective) having many aspects or qualities; “a many-sided subject”; “a multifaceted undertaking”; “multifarious interests”; “the multifarious noise of a great city”; “a miscellaneous crowd”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
multifarious (comparative more multifarious, superlative most multifarious)
Having great diversity or variety; of various kinds; made up of many differing parts; manifold.
(legal, of lawsuits) In which a party or a cause of action has been improperly or wrongfully joined together in the same suit, as in a misjoinder, perhaps as a result of a joinder of unrelated, distinct, independent parties or matters.
Synonyms
• (having great diversity or variety;): diverse, various; See also heterogeneous
Source: Wiktionary
Mul`ti*fa"ri*ous, a. Etym: [L. multifarius; multus much, many. Cf. Bifarious.]
1. Having multiplicity; having great diversity or variety; of various kinds; diversified; made up of many differing parts; manifold. There is a multifarious artifice in the structure of the meanest animal. Dr. H. More.
2. (Bot.)
Definition: Having parts, as leaves, arranged in many vertical rows.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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