[ adj ] having many aspects <adj.all> a many-sided subjecta multifaceted undertaking multifarious interests the multifarious noise of a great city a miscellaneous crowd
Multifarious \Mul`ti*fa"ri*ous\, a. [L. multifarius; multus much, many. Cf. {Bifarious}.] 1. Having multiplicity; having great diversity or variety; of various kinds; diversified; made up of many differing parts; manifold.
There is a multifarious artifice in the structure of the meanest animal. --Dr. H. More.
2. (Bot.) Having parts, as leaves, arranged in many vertical rows.
Money spent breeding fish for anglers could be saved if the Dordogne's multifarious fishery was properly controlled.
There are multifarious objets - shells, shakers, earthenware pots and various sticks to beat them with.