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assorted
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As·sort v. t. [imp. & p. p. Assorted; p. pr. & vb. n. Assorting.]
1. To separate and distribute into classes, as things of a like kind, nature, or quality, or which are suited to a like purpose; to classify; as, to assort goods.
Note: [Rarely applied to persons.]
They appear . . . no ways assorted to those with whom they must associate. --Burke.
2. To furnish with, or make up of, various sorts or a variety of goods; as, to assort a cargo.
As·sort·ed a. Selected; culled.
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assorted
adj 1: consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
(even to the point of incongruity); "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 [syn: miscellaneous, mixed, motley,
sundry(a)]
2: 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"
[syn: various]