variegated in color; consisting of different colors; dappled; party-colored; as, a motley coat.-wearing motley or party-colored clothing. see motley, n., 1.-composed of different or various parts; heterogeneously made or mixed up; discordantly composite; as, motley style.-a combination of distinct colors; esp., the party-colored cloth, or clothing, worn by the professional fool.-hence, a jester, a fool.