DIVERSELY

variously, diversely, multifariously

(adverb) in diverse ways; “the alternatives that are variously represented by the participants”; “the speakers treated the subject most diversely”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

diversely (comparative more diversely, superlative most diversely)

In a diverse manner.

Synonyms

• See also diversely

Source: Wiktionary


Di"verse*ly, adv.

1. In different ways; differently; variously. "Diversely interpreted." Bacon. How diversely love doth his pageants play. Spenser.

2. In different directions; to different points. On life's vast ocean diversely we sail. Pope.

DIVERSE

Di"verse, a. Etym: [The same word as divers. See Divers.]

1. Different; unlike; dissimilar; distinct; separate. The word . . . is used in a sense very diverse from its original import. J. Edwards. Our roads are diverse: farewell, love! said she. R. Browning.

2. Capable of various forms; multiform. Eloquence is a great and diverse thing. B. Jonson.

Di*verse", adv.

Definition: In different directions; diversely.

Di*verse", v. i.

Definition: To turn aside. [Obs.] The redcross knight diverst, but forth rode Britomart. Spenser.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.

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