• Multifarious

    Pronunciation

    • UK IPA: /ˈmÊŒl.tɪˌfeÉ™(ɹ).i.É™s/, /ˈmÊŒl.tɪiËŒfeÉ™(ɹ).i.É™s/

    Origin

    From Latin multifārius.

    Full definition of multifarious

    Adjective

    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), .It is divided into parts that are too small and multifarious.
    2. (legal, 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.
    This may be a result of a joinder of unrelated, distinct, and independent parties or matters.
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