farraginous

adjective

Definition of farraginousnext
as in various

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  1. various
  2. diverse
  3. messy
  4. chaotic
  5. divergent
  6. muddled
  7. jumbled
  8. sundry
Adjective
  • Eco effort The property has invested in a resort-wide recycling program, providing recycling bins at various touch points and committing to all cups, service ware, and to-go containers being made from recycled materials.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Deals like this appear because people buy on impulse, then quickly lose interest for various reasons.
    — Damian Peach, Space.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of various
Adjective
  • Is Little Feat the most influential American rock band that never achieved mainstream success, in large part because its music was simply too diverse and good to make major commercial inroads?
    — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Aug. 2026
  • So part of the challenge is to build a structure that tamps down the diverse risks to our lives and livelihoods and create a greater opening for these positive local trends to grow and fluorish on the national and international level.
    — William Hartung, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of diverse
Adjective
  • Each baby wore a collar with a chain and had a messy bed of straw.
    — Rachel Yoder, New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2026
  • The way the film gets to that epic crossover moment is a little messy — Peter’s intentions of trying to rehabilitate invading villains like Doc Ock (Alfred Molina) and the Green Goblin (Willem Dafoe) are noble but sadly naïve in a frustrating way.
    — Darren Franich, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of messy
Adjective
  • The fan-favorite Green secured a career-defining victory, capitalizing on a chaotic finish involving top contenders like Jade Cargill, Tiffany Stratton, and Lash Legend.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • These essentials, and so much more, have completely transformed my chaotic packing system into a seamless one.
    — Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of chaotic
Adjective
  • His first challenge will be unifying Democratic factions after a bitter primary that offered divergent visions for a party desperate for a path back to power.
    — Joey Cappelletti, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Amid speculation that Fetterman may abandon Democrats, Schumer this week urged his colleague to remain in the party, arguing that there is room for widely divergent political views in the Senate caucus.
    — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 29 July 2026
Definition of divergent
Adjective
  • In the summer of 1991, a group of conspirators staged a muddled coup to overthrow then-USSR president Mikhail Gorbachev, ultimately accelerating the shift from communism to capitalism.
    — Jake Angelo, semafor.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The Jays, with the American League picture still so muddled, probably won’t be the only team trying to buy and sell.
    — Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of muddled
Adjective
  • This jumbled, makeshift archive reassured her about her own perceptions.
    — Fern Schumer Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026
  • There’s something deeply satisfying about opening your suitcase and immediately finding your skincare instead of digging through a jumbled mess of bottles.
    — Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 21 July 2026
Definition of jumbled
Adjective
  • That leaves sundry food deserts in such places as Central Harlem, the South Bronx, Central Brooklyn including Bed Stuy and Brownsville, and the North Shore of Staten Island.
    — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Big, small, or somewhere in between, these sundry cultivars are all stem tubers belonging to the same nightshade family (Solanaceae).
    — Randi Gollin, Martha Stewart, 26 July 2026
Definition of sundry
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