farraginous
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of farraginous
First recorded in 1605–15; from Latin farrāgin- (stem of farrāgō ) “mixed grains” ( farrago ) + -ous
Example Sentences
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"A chaffering, all including most farraginous chronicle" is James Joyce's definition of his Ulysses, a book which many a critic considers the most important novel of its generation.
From Time Magazine Archive
Marjorie got it right, but she promptly missed farraginous.
From Time Magazine Archive
It offers the spectator about as much of Joyce's "chaffering allincluding most farraginous chronicle" as a two-hour stopover at Shannon would offer him of Ireland.
From Time Magazine Archive
Bailey gave him two pills, or rather boluses, containing croton oil—inter alia; for Bailey was one of the farraginous fools of the unscientific science.
From Hard Cash by Reade, Charles
Thou art, I vow, the remarkablest progenitor barring none in this chaffering allincluding most farraginous chronicle.
From Ulysses by Joyce, James
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