Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Miscellaneous \Mis`cel*la"ne*ous\, a. [L. miscellaneus mixed,
   miscellaneous, fr. miscellus mixed, fr. miscere to mix. See
   {Mix}, and cf. {Miscellany}.]
   Mixed; mingled; consisting of several things; of diverse
   sorts; promiscuous; heterogeneous; as, a miscellaneous
   collection. ``A miscellaneous rabble.'' --Milton. --
   {Mis`cel*la"ne*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Mis`cel*la"ne*ous*ness}, n.

Source : WordNet®

miscellaneous
     adj 1: constituting a grab-bag category; "the usual collection of
            miscellaneous expenses"
     2: consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
        (even to the point of incongruity); "an arrangement of
        assorted spring flowers"; "assorted sizes"; "miscellaneous
        accessories"; "a mixed program of baroque and contemporary
        music"; "a motley crew"; "sundry sciences commonly known
        as social"- I.A.Richards [syn: {assorted}, {mixed}, {motley},
         {sundry(a)}]