mixed
consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,711 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 6,149 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
adjective
- consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds also: assorted, miscellaneous, motley, sundry an arrangement of assorted spring flowersassorted sizes
- involving or composed of different races also: interracial interracial schoolsa mixed neighborhood
mixed in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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But George Prince some years ago mixed in rather unethical transactions.
Brigands of the Moon · Ray Cummings · Chapter 1
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Drusilla looked at the pretty things in amazement rather mixed with awe.
Drusilla with a Million · Elizabeth Cooper · Chapter 1
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After some moments of contemplation he mixed a fizzling concoction of vinegar and soda, which he drank.
The Riverman · Stewart Edward White · Chapter 1
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Here every one of gentle blood has been more or less mixed up in these civil broils.
A Knight of the White Cross · G. A. (George Alfred) Henty · Chapter 1
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It was a great sin, but their passion was mixed with respect, and the elopement constituted the wedding ceremony.
The Reflections of Ambrosine: A Novel · Elinor Glyn · Chapter 1