MULTIFARIOUS

multifarious (m[schwa]l-t[schwa]-fair-ee-[schwa]s), adj. 1. (Of a single pleading) improperly joining distinct matters or causes of action, and thereby confounding them. [Cases: Federal Civil Procedure 676; Pleading 50, 64. C.J.S. Pleading §§ 147–148, 152.] 2. Improperly joining parties in a lawsuit. 3. Diverse; many and various. — multifariousness, n.