/mot"lee/ , adj., n., pl. motleys .
adj.
1. exhibiting great diversity of elements; heterogeneous: a motley crowd.
2. being of different colors combined; parti-colored: a motley flower border.
3. wearing a parti-colored garment: a motley fool.
n.
4. a combination of different colors.
5. a parti-colored effect.
6. the parti-colored garment of a jester.
7. a heterogeneous assemblage.
8. a medley.
[ 1350-1400; ME; see MOTE 1 , -LY ]
Syn. 1. varied, mixed, incongruous.