̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|skäpik, -pēk adjective
also ka·lei·do·scop·i·cal -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
• ka·lei·do·scop·i·cal·ly -pə̇k(ə)lē, -pēk-, -li adverb