variegated \VAIR-ee-uh-gay-tid\, adjective: 1. Having marks or patches of different colors; as, "variegated leaves or flowers." 2. Varied; distinguished or characterized by variety; diversified.
Colours range from golden yellow to blue and include conspicuously variegated examples. --Catherine Fieldman, "Hostas don't bear grudges," [2]Times (London), September 2, 2000
But as no one was being hurt, you were right to sit quietly and marvel at the variegated -- and sometimes idiotic -- beliefs of humanity. --Randy Cohen "What Can I Say?" [3]New York Times Magazine, July 11, 1999
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