broad-ranging vs multifarious

broad-ranging

adj
  • Synonym of wide-ranging 

multifarious

adj
  • Having great diversity or variety; of various kinds; made up of many differing parts; manifold. 

  • In which a party or a cause of action has been improperly or wrongfully joined together in the same suit, as in a misjoinder, perhaps as a result of a joinder of unrelated, distinct, independent parties or matters. 

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