kaleidoscopic

adjective

ka·​lei·​do·​scop·​ic

-pēk

variants or less commonly kaleidoscopical

-pə̇kəl, 

-pēk-

1

: of, relating to, or formed by a kaleidoscope

gazed raptly at the kaleidoscopic patterns within the instrument

2

: having changing tints or variegated color

kaleidoscopic color of the clouds at sunset

3

a

: constantly changing : rapidly shifting

air was fretted with a kaleidoscopic network of swifts … with swallows, martins, and if late enough, nighthawks

—William Beebe

a year of kaleidoscopic change, of breathtaking developments crowding so rapidly one upon the other

—Allan Taylor

b

: having infinite variety : possessing many facets

such a being of kaleidoscopic versatility … we call contemptuously a jack-of-all-trades

—Havelock Ellis

shocking inhumanity of the slave trade has been compressed within the pages of this kaleidoscopic novel with romance and sea adventure

—New York Herald Tribune

kaleidoscopically

-pə̇k(ə)lē 

-pēk-, 

-li

adverb

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