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Word entry · 6 letters

motley

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"Varied in appearance"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈmɒtli/Part of speech verb, adjective, nounSorted elmotyStarts with MEnds with Y1 cluesCommon crossword word
1M2O3T4L5E6Y

Definitions

  1. make motley; color with different colors

Word origin

From Middle English motle, from Anglo-Norman motteley (“parti-colored”), from Old English mot (“speck”). Doublet of mote. The English word can be analysed as mottle + -y.

Used in a sentence

  • I met a fool i' th' forest, / A motley' fool.
  • Wil you be married, Motley?
  • Alas, 'tis true, I have gone here and there, / And made myself a motley to the view, […]

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