mixed
mi·xed
adjective
1.
2.
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
Origin
From mix, equivalent to mix + -ed. Compare Middle English mixid (“mixed”, past participle), Old English miscode (“mixed”, preterite). More at mix. In adjectival use, reinforced by French mixte and/or Latin mixtus, past participle of misceō (“mix”), from the same Indo-European root as mix.
Phrases
- Jerusalem mixed grill
- mixed alphabet
- mixed astigmatism
- mixed bag
- mixed blessing
- mixed bud
- mixed case
- mixed chalice
Related words
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