Eclectic

a. [Fr. éclectique, Gr. ἐκλεκτικός, from ἐκλέγειν, to pick out, choose out, from ἐκ, out or from, and λέγειν, to gather, choose.] Selecting; not original nor following any one model or leader, but choosing at will from the tenets, works, &c., of others; hence, selecting and combining without unity, principle, or a consistent system; as, an eclectic philosopher; an eclectic method; an eclectic magazine.