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brokig — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • checkered adj Patterned with a grid of alternating light and dark squares.
  • kaleidoscopic adj Of, relating to, or produced by a kaleidoscope.
  • motley adj Made up of a wildly varied, often mismatched, mix of elements or people.
  • pied adj Having patches of two or more colours, especially black and white.
  • ragtag adj Made up of a disorganised, mismatched mix of people or things.
  • variegated adj Streaked, spotted, or otherwise marked with a variety of color.

Senses

brokig is used for these senses in English:

  • checkered (figurative) Changeable; inconsistent; having variations or uncertainty; marked by many problems or failures.
  • kaleidoscopic (figuratively) Brightly coloured and continuously changing in pattern, as if in a kaleidoscope.
  • pied Decorated or colored in blotches.
  • ragtag Very diverse; having irregular and dissimilar components.
  • variegated Streaked, spotted, or otherwise marked with a variety of color.

checkered — full definition

  1. adj Patterned with a grid of alternating light and dark squares.
  2. adj Marked by ups and downs, controversy, or a mix of successes and failures.

kaleidoscopic — full definition

  1. adj Of, relating to, or produced by a kaleidoscope.
  2. adj Brightly coloured and continuously changing in pattern, as if in a kaleidoscope.

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