Assorted
[ə'sɔːtɪd] or [ə'sɔrtəd]
Definition
(adj.) consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds; 'an arrangement of assorted spring flowers'; 'assorted sizes'; 'miscellaneous accessories'; 'a mixed program of baroque and contemporary music'; 'a motley crew'; 'sundry sciences commonly known as social'- I.A.Richards .
(adj.) of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity; 'assorted sizes'; 'his disguises are many and various'; 'various experiments have failed to disprove the theory'; 'cited various reasons for his behavior' .
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Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Assort
(a.) Selected; culled.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Of various sorts.
Checker: Roland
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Separated, chosen, selected, clarified
ANT:Mingled, mixed, confused, unclassified, jumbled, heaped_up
Checker: Micawber
Examples
- But I also know,' pursued the old gentleman, 'the misery, the slow torture, the protracted anguish of that ill-assorted union. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- I thought of the youth and love and beauty of my dear girl, shut up in such an ill-assorted refuge, almost as if it were a cruel place. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Such another scheme, composed of so many ill-assorted people, she hoped never to be betrayed into again. Jane Austen. Emma.
- If you would see a fair average style of assorted cripples, go to Naples, or travel through the Roman States. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
Checker: Micawber