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SUNDRY
assorted, miscellaneous, mixed, motley, sundry
(adjective) consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds; “an arrangement of assorted spring flowers”; “assorted sizes”; “miscellaneous accessories”; “a mixed program of baroque and contemporary music”; “a motley crew”; “sundry sciences commonly known as social”- I.A.Richards
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
sundry
(obsolete) Separate; distinct; diverse.
(obsolete) Individual; one for each.
Several; diverse; more than one or two; various.
Consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds; miscellaneous.
Synonyms
• (separate): detached, loose; See also separate
• (one for each): individual, personal, single
• (more than one or two): diverse, various; See also heterogeneous
• (consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds): See also assorted
Noun
sundry (plural sundries)
(usually, in the plural) A minor miscellaneous item.
(in the plural, accounting) A category for irregular or miscellaneous items not otherwise classified.
(usually, in the plural, cricket, chiefly, Australia) An extra.
Source: Wiktionary
Sun"dry, a. Etym: [OE. sundry, sondry, AS. syndrig, fr. sundor asunder. See Sunder, v. t.]
1. Several; divers; more than one or two; various. "Sundry wines." Chaucer. "Sundry weighty reasons." Shak. With many a sound of sundry melody. Chaucer. Sundry foes the rural realm surround. Dryden.
2. Separate; diverse. [Obs.] Every church almost had the Bible of a sundry translation. Coleridge. All and sundry, all collectively, and each separately.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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