variously
/ˈveɹiəsli/VEH-ree-uh-slee
/ˈvɛɹiəsli/VEH-ree-uh-slee
Meaningin various ways
Common meaning: differently at different times or by different people
- varichanging, mottledLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1958 · scan
- ousadjective ending: full of, having
- lyadverb ending: in a way
Journey through time
- Latinvarius‘changing’source
- Englishvarious‘of several kinds’
- Englishformed in English from variousvariously‘differently at different times or by different people’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from various + -ly.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), VARIOUS, p.680 · scan
Roots
- varius, -a, -um Latin “changing, mottled”
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