adjective

1. of many colors or patches of color
2. Rare wearing many-colored garments a motley fool
3. having or composed of many different or clashing elements; heterogeneous a motley group

Etymology: ME mottley < ?

noun

1. cloth of mixed colors
2. Rare a garment of various colors, worn by a clown or jester
3. Rare a fool or jester
4. a combination of diverse or clashing elements