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Monday, 21 March 2016

Word of the Day: Farraginous

Word of the Day: Farraginous

Definition

: consisting of a confused mixture : formed of various materials in no fixed order or arrangement

Examples

The large box at the hotel's lost and found desk contained a farraginous assortment of hats, umbrellas, cell phones, and other personal items.

"The next noise was the resonant but farraginous sound of twisted metal; a nightmarish squeal followed by eerie silence, as if the night held its breath with me." — Patti Callahan Henry, Coming up for Air, 2011

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