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miscellaneously

/ˌmɪsəˈɫeɪniəsli/ adv

In a miscellaneous manner.

Word Origin From Latin miscellaneus 'mixed,' from miscere 'to mix.' Miscellaneously means in a mixed, varied manner. The root miscere gives us mixture, mix, miscible, immiscible, promiscuous, and miscegenation. The idea of mixing is central: miscellaneous items are a mix of different things.

adv In a miscellaneous manner.

The items were arranged miscellaneously on the shelf without any particular order.

(副词) 混杂地；杂乱地；乱七八糟地

物品杂乱地摆放在架子上，没有任何特定的顺序。

(adverbio) De manera miscelánea.

Los artículos estaban dispuestos de forma miscelánea en el estante sin ningún orden particular.

(adverbe) diversement; de manière diverse; en vrac; pêle-mêle [De manière diverse et sans ordre particulier.]

Les objets étaient disposés miscellaneously sur l'étagère, sans aucun ordre précis.

(Adverb) bunt durcheinander; ohne System [Auf eine gemischte, ungeordnete oder ohne erkennbare Systematik zusammengewürfelte Weise.]

Die Gegenstände waren **miscellaneously** im Regal angeordnet, ohne erkennbare Ordnung.

(副詞) 種々雑多に、統一性なく混ざり合って。

品々は特に秩序なく棚に**雑多に**並べられていた。

(advérbio) de forma diversa; de maneira variada; misturadamente [De maneira diversa e variada, sem ordem específica.]

Os itens foram organizados de forma miscelânea na prateleira, sem nenhuma ordem específica.

Synonyms: variously diversely assortedly mixedly heterogeneously multifariously motley sundrily Antonyms: uniformly homogeneously consistently identically
Word parts: miscellane + ous + ly

Related words

miscellany mixture mixable miscible immiscible promiscuous

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