miscellaneous

miscellaneous
adjective Etymology: Latin miscellaneus, from miscellus mixed Date: 1637 1. consisting of diverse things or members ; heterogeneous 2. a. having various traits b. dealing with or interested in diverse subjects <
as a writer I was too miscellaneous — George Santayana
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miscellaneously adverbmiscellaneousness noun

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