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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
assorted
adjective
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ a box of assorted bandages
▪ a set of paintbrushes in assorted sizes
▪ fruit and assorted cheeses
▪ In the centre of the table was a plate of assorted biscuits.
▪ The website contains links to assorted investment sites.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ Amongst the assorted contents of the other drawers she found another small box.
▪ Dangle assorted objects from string near him, so he just has to reach forward slightly to hit them.
▪ I take a cocktail and some assorted nuts in the bar to re-civilise myself.
▪ One capsule of the good stuff can be split into several capsules and mixed with assorted cutting agents.
▪ The bridge was pedestrian-only and had been taken over by assorted buskers playing jazz or folk music.
▪ The reef consists of 130 species of coral and supports over 300 species of fish as well as other assorted marine creatures.
▪ We sometimes carried in our pockets assorted stones to wedge in cracks.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Assorted

Assorted \As*sort"ed\ ([a^]s*s[^o]rt"[e^]d), a. Selected; culled.

Assorted

Assort \As*sort"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Assorted; p. pr. & vb. n. Assorting.] [F. assortir; ? (L. ad) + sortir to cast or draw lots, to obtain by lot, L. sortiri, fr. sors, sortis, lot. See Sort.]

  1. To separate and distribute into classes, as things of a like kind, nature, or quality, or which are suited to a like purpose; to classify; as, to assort goods.

    Note: [Rarely applied to persons.]

    They appear . . . no ways assorted to those with whom they must associate.
    --Burke.

  2. To furnish with, or make up of, various sorts or a variety of goods; as, to assort a cargo.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
assorted

"arranged in sorts," 1797, past participle adjective from assort (v.).

Wiktionary
assorted
  1. Comprised of a number of different kinds or types; mixed; miscellaneous. v

  2. (en-past of: assort)

WordNet
assorted
  1. adj. 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 [syn: miscellaneous, mixed, motley, sundry(a)]

  2. of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity; "assorted sizes"; "his disguises are many and various"; "various experiments have failed to disprove the theory"; "cited various reasons for his behavior" [syn: various]

Usage examples of "assorted".

In this way we can accommodate more than a hundred head of cattle, of assorted ages.

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One burst open, spewing cosmetics, shoes, clothes and assorted unmentionables across the floor.

Usually a fractured timestone took half an hour or so to heal--but it varied somewhat with the quality of the stone, the surrounding temperature, and assorted unknown factors.

A rusting maroon pickup, loaded with boxes, bundles, and assorted junk, stood behind, preventing the Jeep from backing up.

A truck came once or twice a day to deliver new crates of nutro-powder and assorted color-flavor-textures, and to remove the expended shells.

Proton, plus the societies of werewolves, unicorns, vampires, demons and assorted monsters.

The established track wound through assorted other exercise areas, passing from one to another to make a huge circuit.

Well, he had been in dire need of the rest, and she had treated him with assorted minor medical aids including a restorative heat lamp, so that he really felt much better now.

A lesser or student grade in judo, indicated by belts of assorted colors: white, yellow, orange, green, blue, purple, or brown.

The furry, perpetually grinning reception committee was bearing a tray of assorted beverages.

Hanging on assorted hooks was a collection of fashions that bared more than they covered and seeming to guarantee a most smoldering night.

All the young debutantes this season, all the young men who do want to get married, their mamas and papas and other assorted escorts, and a few scoundrels like our sweet Jeremy whom you should avoid.

Farms Bureau used to holo himself screwing assorted animal life in his office.

The Hands and Feet and Left Armpit and whatever the hell other assorted body parts they comprise.