Definition of motley

• a. - Variegated in color; consisting of different colors; dappled; party-colored; as, a motley coat.
• a. - Wearing motley or party-colored clothing. See Motley, n., 1.
• n. - Composed of different or various parts; heterogeneously made or mixed up; discordantly composite; as, motley style.
• n. - A combination of distinct colors; esp., the party-colored cloth, or clothing, worn by the professional fool.
• n. - Hence, a jester, a fool.