multifarious

Etymology

From Latin multifārius.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌmʌl.tɪˈfɛəɹ.i.əs/

Adjective

multifarious (comparative more multifarious, superlative most multifarious)

1. Having multiplicity; having great diversity or variety; of various kinds; diversified; made up of many differing parts; manifold.
   • 2005, Plato, Sophist (translation by Lesley Brown), 225c.

     It is divided into parts that are too small and multifarious.

2. (law, of lawsuits) In which a party or a cause of action has been improperly or wrongfully joined together in the same suit, as in a misjoinder,^[1] perhaps as a result of a joinder of unrelated, distinct, independent parties or matters.

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