varicolored

[ vair-i-kuhl-erd ]

adjective

1. having various colors; variegated; motley:

   a varicolored print.

Word History and Origins

Origin of varicolored¹

First recorded in 1655–65; vari(ous) + colored

Example Sentences

These recall the varicolored water specimens that Wolfe has exhibited previously.

From Washington Post

The costume designer who earlier this year brought the tribes of Wakanda to varicolored life in Black Panther has returned to a decade she knows well.

From Wall Street Journal

Populated by her varicolored chickens, it draws on her observations about their diversity and intelligence.

From New York Times

The varicolored mountain, with sediment created from mineral deposits over millions of years, was discovered only about five years ago, locals say.

From New York Times

Ziegelman, equally petite and dressed primly in black, dipped into a fridge stocked with varicolored Mason jars to put together Aunt Sammy’s recommended appetizer: tomato juice topped with a sprig of curly parsley.

From The New Yorker