Synonyms for variously


Grammar : Adv
Spell : vair-ee-uhs
Phonetic Transcription : ˈvɛər i əs


Définition of variously

Origin :
  • early 15c., "characterized by variety," from Middle French varieux, from Latin varius "changing, different, diverse" (see vary). Meaning "different from one another" is recorded from 1630s. Related: Variously.
  • adv diversely
Example sentences :
  • The audience are variously affected; but none are indifferent.
  • Extract from : « Biographical Sketches » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • Words are live things that may be variously employed to various ends.
  • Extract from : « A Dish Of Orts » by George MacDonald
  • This clique is the most variously and most curiously composed.
  • Extract from : « Diary from November 12, 1862, to October 18, 1863 » by Adam Gurowski
  • At this point an incident occurred which has been variously reported.
  • Extract from : « Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, July 8, 1914 » by Various
  • But the other kinds of bile are variously distinguished by their colours.
  • Extract from : « Timaeus » by Plato
  • This unexpected and matter-of-fact query was variously received.
  • Extract from : « Cap'n Warren's Wards » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • The vaqueros commented on this variously according to their own point of view.
  • Extract from : « The Treasure Trail » by Marah Ellis Ryan
  • His age has been variously stated at sixty-seven, sixty-eight, and seventy.
  • Extract from : « A Walk from London to Fulham » by Thomas Crofton Croker
  • The strength of the fibre is variously stated at from 50-80 p.ct.
  • Extract from : « Researches on Cellulose » by C. F. Cross
  • Footnote 148: The second line of this song is variously read.
  • Extract from : « Henry of Monmouth, Volume 2 » by J. Endell Tyler

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