versipellous

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/vɜːˈsɪpələs/

adjective

changeable; protean; having a form, nature or appearance that changes often

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Meanings

adjectiveversipellous (comparative more versipellous, superlative most versipellous)

comparative more versipellous · superlative most versipellous

  1. rarechangeable; protean; having a form, nature or appearance that changes often

Origin

Formed from versi- ‘turning, changing’ (combinatory form of Latin versus ‘turn’) + ultimately Latin pellis ‘skin’. (Used initially as a word of unknown origin in Nathaniel Ward's Discolliminium, or A Most Obedient Reply to a Late Book called 'Bounds and Bonds' By B.) By surface analysis, Latin vers- + -i- + Latin pell- + -ous.

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APA

versipellous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/versipellous

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“versipellous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/versipellous. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “versipellous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/versipellous.

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