adj ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Consisting of a variety of ingredients or parts.

   "A miscellaneous pile of clothing, buttons, tools and other junk."

2. 2
   Having diverse characteristics, abilities or appearances.
3. 3
   Not in any other category.

Adjective

1. 1
   consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds wordnet
2. 2
   having many aspects or qualities wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

heterogeneousdiversemixedmotleymultifacetedsundry

Example

More examples

"No matter how much I rush it, miscellaneous work keeps piling up and I can't catch up with it."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin miscellāneus, from miscellus (“mixed”), from misceō (“mix”).

Related phrases

miscellaneous charge order

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