VERSATILELY

Etymology

Adverb

versatilely (comparative more versatilely, superlative most versatilely)

In a versatile manner.

Source: Wiktionary


VERSATILE

Ver"sa*tile, a. Etym: [L. versatilis, fr. versare to turn around, v. freq. of vertere: cf. F. versatile. See Verse.]

1. Capable of being turned round. Harte.

2. Liable to be turned in opinion; changeable; variable; unsteady; inconstant; as versatile disposition.

3. Turning with ease from one thing to another; readily applied to a new task, or to various subjects; many-sided; as, versatile genius; a versatile politician. Conspicuous among the youths of high promise . . . was the quick and versatile [Charles] Montagu. Macaulay.

4. (Nat. Hist.)

Definition: Capable of turning; freely movable; as, a versatile anther, which is fixed at one point to the filament, and hence is very easily turned around; a versatile toe of a bird.

– Ver"sa*tile*ly, adv.

– -- Ver"sa*tile*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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