diversely

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US/dɪˈvɝs.li/US/daɪˈvɝs.li/

adverb

In a diverse manner.

Opposite
UncommonScrabble 16

Meanings

adverbdiversely (comparative more diversely, superlative most diversely)

comparative more diversely · superlative most diversely · alternative archaic diversly

  1. In a diverse manner.

    Thoſe teachers that be of the wiſer ſort, cal for their ſchoolage and minervals of their ſcholars, not all after one maner, but diverſly: a number of them, according as the preſent occaſion requireth, who promiſe not to make them wiſe men, and that within a yeere; […]

    1603, Plutarch, “The Contradictions of Stociek philoſophers”, in Philemon Holland, transl., The Philosophie, Commonlie Called, The Morals […], London: […] Arnold Hatfield, →OCLC, page 1068

    Synonyms: manywise, sundrily, variously

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbIn a diverse manner.

Opposite

More synonyms by meaning

adverbin diverse ways

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishdiverseliche, diversliche, dyverseli, dyversely, dyversliche, dyversly
  2. Englishdiversely

From Middle English diverseliche, diversliche, dyverseli, dyversely, dyversliche, dyversly, equivalent to diverse + -ly.

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Translations

Esperanto diverse
  • diversediversely
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Chicago

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