miscellaneous

adjective

mis-uh-LAY-nee-uhs/ˌmɪsəˈleɪnɪəs/

2 meanings of miscellaneous

1
adjective
Of various kinds, especially describing things grouped together because they do not fit into any other category.
The budget covers rent, food, and travel, with a separate line for miscellaneous expenses.
The online store sorts its products into clothing, books, and toys, with a miscellaneous section for everything else.
UsageSpelled with -eous: miscellaneous (not ~~incorrect: miscellanous~~). Usually before a plural noun: miscellaneous items.
Similarvarious, assorted, sundry, mixed
2
adjective
Having a wide range of different characteristics, abilities, or appearances.
As a miscellaneous writer, he produced essays, travel books, sermons, and comic verse.
The crew was a miscellaneous lot, ranging from veteran sailors to farm boys who had never seen the sea.
Similarvaried, diverse, versatile, motley

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Origin

Borrowed from Latin miscellāneus, from miscellus ("mixed"), a word whose sense was shaped by misceō ("mix").