variously
10
4.0
- adverb
- /ˈvɛəriəsli/
:
de distintas maneras
- Methods vary from state to state, but state jurists are variously appointed, elected, or nominated.
- variously described
- variously called
- variously interpreted
Maxwell came from a life of tremendous privilege with a father who has been variously described as deeply abusive.
- Maxwell came from a life of tremendous privilege with a father who has been variously described as deeply abusive.
- This stuff variously lays out the underlying foundational architecture of narcissism, and that just won't switch on in an adult.
Examples
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When I interviewed him, I asked how people variously perceive a rose.
Academic text (2011) -
Drawing usually takes place in several steps, and the product can be variously treated between stages.
Academic text (2012) -
So we're already experiencing what is variously called a skills gap in our economy.
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One might argue, as critics variously have, that the poem represents one, some, all, or none of these things.
Academic text (2017) -
Communitarianism can be understood variously as a political theory, a political movement, and a political strategy.
Academic text (1999) -
And the rest of the crowd disperses, variously wishing the pair goodnight.
Fiction book (2001) -
The population of concern is variously described as having low incidence, severe/profound, or multiple disabilities.
Academic text (1991) -
I had played a tape recording of conversational samples by anonymous speakers in variously accented English and Spanish.
Academic text (1993) -
Janet closed the book and looked at all the upturned faces, variously solemn, pleased, thrilled, or bemused.
Fiction book (1991) -
The students approached the problem variously, each contributing a unique perspective.
Synonyms
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1.1
In a way that is not the same as another person or thing
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6.3
Happening in different ways at different times or in different situations
1
4.5
In many different ways, for example by people's background or skills
In many different ways
In many different ways
Compounds
- Specialized
A water plant with leaves of different shapes that grows in lakes
How Different
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4.1
1
5.3
780
1.1
10
4.0
226
2.2
26
3.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word variously comes from the root vari-, which means 'different', and you can see the same root in common words like vary and variety. So variously means 'in different ways' or 'at different times', which is why critics or groups can describe the same thing differently.