[mis.cel.la.neous] adj [L miscellaneus, fr. miscellus mixed] (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 ~ --George Santayana" -- mis.cel.la.neous.ly adv -- mis.cel.la.neous.ness n