"farraginous" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /fəˈɹeɪd͡ʒɪnəs/ [UK], /fəˈɹæd͡ʒɪnəs/ [UK] Forms: more farraginous [comparative], most farraginous [superlative]
Etymology: From (the stem of) Latin farrago + -ous. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|farrago}} Latin farrago, {{suffix|en||ous}} + -ous Head templates: {{en-adj}} farraginous (comparative more farraginous, superlative most farraginous)
  1. (now rare) Random, miscellaneous, indiscriminate. Tags: archaic
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