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  • 1 versātilis

        versātilis e, adj.    [verso], versatile: ingenium, L.
    * * *
    versatilis, versatile ADJ
    revolving; versatile

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  • 2 multiplex

        multiplex icis, adj.    [multus+PARC-], with many folds, much-winding: alvus.— With many windings, full of concealed places: vitis serpens multiplici lapsu: domus, the labyrinth, O.— Manifold, many times as great, far more: multiplex caedes utrimque facta, is exaggerated, L.: multiplici captā praediā, L.: multiplex quam pro numero damnum est, L.—As subst n.: multiplex accipere, many times as much, L.— Of many parts, manifold, many: lorica, V.: fetūs: multiplici constructae dape mensae, Ct.—Fig., varied, complicated: res: sermones.— Changeable, versatile, inexplicable: ingenium: natura.
    * * *
    (gen.), multiplicis ADJ
    having many twists/turns; having many layers/thicknesses, many deep; complex; multitudinous, many at once/together; numerous; changeable/shifting; versatile

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  • 3 varius

        varius adj.    —Of color and appearance, variegated, party-colored, mottled, diverse, various: vestis, T.: lynces, V.: flores, O.: columnae, of variegated marble, H.: auctumnus Purpureo colere, H.: Sparsa quoque in vario passim miracula caelo videt, diversified, O.—Fig., diverse, different, manifold, changing, varying, changeable, various: varium poëma, varia oratio, varii mores, varia fortuna; voluptas etiam varia dici solet: curricula multiplicium variorumque sermonum: rationes: ius: bellum variā victoriā fuit. S.: varias esse opiniones intellego sunt qui putant, etc., i. e. differences of view (i. e. with substantial agreement): quales sint (dii), varium est, various opinions prevail.—Of abilities, versatile: Plato varius et multiplex fuit.—Of character, fickle, inconstant, changeable, untrustworthy: quam non varius fuerit in causā: varius incertusque agitabat, S.: in omni genere vitae, N.: varium et mutabile semper Femina, a fickle thing, V.
    * * *
    varia, varium ADJ
    different; various, diverse; changing; colored; party colored, variegated

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  • 4 culter

    culter, tri, m. [kindr. with Sanscr. kar, to wound, kill; cf. per-cello, clades].
    I.
    Orig. a plough-coulter, ploughshare, Plin. 18, 18, 48, § 171 sq.—
    II.
    In gen., a knife; so a vintner's knife, Col. 4, 25, 2; 12, 45, 4; a butcher's knife, Plaut. Rud. 1, 2, 46; Liv. 3, 48, 5:

    qui ad cultrum bovem emunt,

    i. e. for slaughter, Varr. R. R. 2, 5, 11; Suet. Tib. 25; Scrib. Comp. 13; a razor:

    cultros metuens tonsorios,

    Cic. Off. 2, 7, 25:

    cultrum tonsorium super jugulum meum posui,

    Petr. 108, 11; Plin. 7, 59, 59, § 211; a hunting-knife, Petr. 40; Suet. Aug. 19; id. Claud. 13; a cook's knife, Plaut. Aul. 3, 2, 3; Varr. ap. Non. p. 195, 16:

    tympanum versatile, in cultro collocatum,

    placed on the edge, on the small side, perpendicularly, Vitr. 10, 14;

    in the same sense: in cultrum collocare,

    id. 10, 10.—Prov.: sub cultro, under the knife, i. e. in extreme peril or distress, Hor. S. 1, 9, 74.

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  • 5 gustus

    gustus, ūs, m. [kindred with Sanscr. ǵush, to be fond of; Gr. geuô, geuomai, geusis, taste], a tasting of food, a partaking slightly or eating a little of any thing (mostly post-Aug.; not in Cic.; cf.: gustatus, sapor).
    I.
    Lit.
    1.
    In gen.:

    minister inferre epulas et explorare gustu solitus,

    Tac. A. 12, 66:

    explorare aliquid gustu,

    Col. 1, 8, 18; 2, 2, 20; cf. Plin. 31, 10, 46, § 114:

    gustu libata potio,

    Tac. A. 13, 16:

    cum ille ad primum gustum concidisset,

    Suet. Ner. 33:

    sine crebro salis gustu,

    Plin. 31, 6, 32, § 61.—
    2.
    In partic.
    a.
    A light dish at the beginning of a Roman meal, an antepast, whet, relish, = gustatio, Mart. 11, 31, 4; 11, 52, 12:

    gustus elementa per omnia quaerunt,

    Juv. 11, 14.—Also in a neutr. form:

    gustum versatile sic facies,

    Apic. 4, 5, § 181 sqq.—
    b.
    A draught of water:

    profer ex illa amphora gustum,

    Petr. 77 fin. —
    B.
    Transf., taste, flavor, = sapor (post-Aug.):

    attrahatur spiritu is sucus, donec in ore gustus ejus sentiatur,

    Cels. 6, 8, 6; Col. 3, 2, 24; Plin. 14, 1, 3, § 12; 26, 8, 50, § 82; 27, 12, 96, § 121 sq.—
    II.
    Trop. (post-Aug.).
    A.
    (Acc. to I. 2. a.) A foretaste, specimen:

    ad hunc gustum totum librum repromitto,

    Plin. Ep. 4, 27, 5:

    expetens versificationis nostrae gustum,

    Col. 11, 1, 2:

    gustum tibi dare volui,

    Sen. Ep. 114, 18.—
    B.
    (Acc. to I. B.) Taste:

    urbanitas significat sermonem praeferentem in verbis et sono et usu proprium quendam gustum urbis,

    Quint. 6, 3, 17.

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  • 6 Varius

    1.
    vărĭus, a, um, adj., diverse, different, manifold, changing, varying, various (cf.: diversus, distinctus).
    I.
    Lit.
    A.
    Of color, etc., variegated, party-colored, mottled, etc.:

    arietis lingua nigra aut varia, vestis,

    Varr. R. R. 2, 2, 4:

    variā veste exornatus fuit,

    Ter. Eun. 4, 4, 16;

    so of color: uvae,

    Cato, R. R. 33, 4; 33, 73:

    lynces,

    Verg. G. 3, 264:

    serpens,

    Ov. M. 6, 114:

    anguis,

    id. ib. 4, 619:

    pica,

    Petr. 28 fin.:

    flores,

    Tib. 1, 7, 45; Ov. M. 10, 123:

    plumae,

    Hor. A. P. 2:

    lapides,

    id. S. 2, 4, 83:

    columnae,

    of variegated marble, id. Ep. 1, 10, 22:

    auctumnus purpureo colore,

    id. C. 2, 5, 12:

    colores,

    Ov. M. 1, 270; cf.:

    vestra latera loris faciam ut valide varia sint,

    i. e. black and blue, Plaut. Ps. 1, 2, 12; id. Mil. 2, 2, 61: tergum varium, Pomp. ap. Non. 19, 31 (Com. Rel. v. 139 Rib.): sparsa quoque in vario passim miracula caelo videt, diversified, i. e. with constellations of various forms, Ov. M. 2, 193.—
    2.
    Subst.: vărĭa, ae, f. (i. e. bestia, a mottled animal).
    a.
    A panther, Plin. 8, 17, 23, § 63 sq.—
    b.
    A kind of magpie, Plin. [p. 1959] 10, 29, 41, § 78.—
    B.
    In rural lang.:

    terra,

    wet above and dry beneath, Col. 2, 4, 5:

    sulcus,

    Cato, R. R. 61, 2; Plin. 18, 19, 49, § 174.—
    II.
    Trop., diverse, different, manifold, changing, varying, changeable, various, etc.: varium poëma, varia oratio, varii mores, varia fortuna;

    voluptas etiam varia dici solet,

    Cic. Fin. 2, 3, 10:

    (qualitates) variae et quasi multiformes,

    id. Ac. 1, 7, 26:

    et ea, quae videntur acerba, quae multa et varia in hominum vitā fortunāque versantur,

    id. Off. 1, 20, 67:

    curricula multiplicium variorumque sermonum,

    id. Or. 3, 12:

    res varia et multiplex,

    id. Fl. 3, 6:

    multae, copiosae variaeque rationes,

    id. de Or. 1, 51, 222; cf.:

    varia et diversa genera et bellorum et hostium,

    id. Imp. Pomp. 10, 28; cf. id. de Or. 3, 16, 61; 1, 61, 262:

    varium jus et dispar condicio,

    id. Verr. 2, 5, 19, § 49:

    eventus varii fortunae,

    Caes. B. G. 2, 22: victoria, wavering, = anceps, Sall. J. 5, 1; Liv. 2, 6, 10; so,

    bellum,

    Flor. 4, 12, 26. —Of opinions: varias esse opiniones intellego: sunt qui putant, etc., i. e. divergent opinions, differences where there is yet substantial agreement (while diversae opiniones are opposite views), Cic. Fam. 1, 9, 25. —
    2.
    Varium est, with a rel.-clause:

    quales sint (dii), varium est,

    various opinions prevail, Cic. N. D. 2, 5, 13.—
    B.
    Esp., of persons, etc.
    1.
    Of abilities, versatile:

    Plato et varius et multiplex et copiosus fuit,

    Cic. Ac. 1, 4, 17; cf.:

    antequam scirem quam varium, quam flexibile quam multiplex (ejus ingenium) esset,

    Plin. Ep. 1, 16, 1:

    Antonius ingenio varius,

    Flor. 4, 3, 4.—
    2.
    Of character, fickle, inconstant, changeable, untrustworthy: miror quid sit, quod pater tuus, homo constantissimus, te nobis varium reliquit ( beaten black and blue, and fickle-minded,) Cic. Fragm. ap. Quint. 6, 3, 48:

    animus audax, subdolus, varius,

    Sall. C. 5, 4:

    varius incertusque agitabat,

    id. J. 74, 1:

    voltu et oculis pariter atque animo varius,

    agitated, irresolute, id. ib. 113, 3:

    Pausanias magnus homo, sed varius in omni genere vitae fuit,

    Nep. Paus. 1, 1; cf.:

    varium et mutabile semper Femina,

    a fickle thing, Verg. A. 4, 569.—Hence, adv.: vărĭē.
    A.
    Lit., with diverse colors, in a variegated manner:

    mithrax gemma multicolor, contra solem varie refulgens,

    Plin. 37, 10, 63, § 173:

    smaragdi Cyprii varie glauci,

    id. 37, 5, 18, § 67. —
    B.
    Trop., variously, changeably, diversely, differently, in various ways:

    varie moveri,

    Cic. Div. 2, 42, 89:

    qui (sermones) ab his, qui illum audierunt, perscripti varie et copiose sunt,

    id. Ac. 1, 4, 16:

    numerus hujus generis late et varie diffusus est,

    id. Sest. 45, 97:

    varie sum affectus tuis litteris,

    id. Fam. 16, 4, 1:

    postea decernitur, ac non varie, sed prope cunctis sententiis,

    id. Verr. 2, 4, 65, § 145:

    ita varie per omnem exercitum laetitia, maeror, luctus atque gaudia agitabantur,

    Sall. C. 61, 9:

    in Aequis varie bellatum,

    Liv. 5, 28, 5:

    agere varie, rogando alternis suadendoque coepit,

    id. 2, 2, 9:

    hiemem aut negotia varie causari,

    Tac. A. 1, 47:

    sagittarios varie passimque collocare, Auct. B. Afr. 60: disserere,

    Tac. A. 1, 11.—With a punning allusion to 1. Varia: Ep. Perpetuon' valuisti? Th. Varie. Ep. Qui varie valent, caprigenum hominum non placet mihi neque pantherinum genus, Plaut. Ep. 1, 1, 15.
    2.
    Vărĭus, a, the name of a Roman gens; esp.,
    I.
    Q. Varius of Sucro, in Spain, called Hybrida, a tribune of the people A.U.C. 663, Cic. de Or. 1, 25, 117; id. Brut. 49, 182; 62, 221; Val. Max. 4, 3, 7.—
    II.
    L. Varius, a tragic poet, contemporary with Virgil and Horace, Verg. E. 9, 35; Hor. S. 1, 10, 44; Quint. 10, 1, 98; Mart. 8, 18, 7.

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  • 7 varius

    1.
    vărĭus, a, um, adj., diverse, different, manifold, changing, varying, various (cf.: diversus, distinctus).
    I.
    Lit.
    A.
    Of color, etc., variegated, party-colored, mottled, etc.:

    arietis lingua nigra aut varia, vestis,

    Varr. R. R. 2, 2, 4:

    variā veste exornatus fuit,

    Ter. Eun. 4, 4, 16;

    so of color: uvae,

    Cato, R. R. 33, 4; 33, 73:

    lynces,

    Verg. G. 3, 264:

    serpens,

    Ov. M. 6, 114:

    anguis,

    id. ib. 4, 619:

    pica,

    Petr. 28 fin.:

    flores,

    Tib. 1, 7, 45; Ov. M. 10, 123:

    plumae,

    Hor. A. P. 2:

    lapides,

    id. S. 2, 4, 83:

    columnae,

    of variegated marble, id. Ep. 1, 10, 22:

    auctumnus purpureo colore,

    id. C. 2, 5, 12:

    colores,

    Ov. M. 1, 270; cf.:

    vestra latera loris faciam ut valide varia sint,

    i. e. black and blue, Plaut. Ps. 1, 2, 12; id. Mil. 2, 2, 61: tergum varium, Pomp. ap. Non. 19, 31 (Com. Rel. v. 139 Rib.): sparsa quoque in vario passim miracula caelo videt, diversified, i. e. with constellations of various forms, Ov. M. 2, 193.—
    2.
    Subst.: vărĭa, ae, f. (i. e. bestia, a mottled animal).
    a.
    A panther, Plin. 8, 17, 23, § 63 sq.—
    b.
    A kind of magpie, Plin. [p. 1959] 10, 29, 41, § 78.—
    B.
    In rural lang.:

    terra,

    wet above and dry beneath, Col. 2, 4, 5:

    sulcus,

    Cato, R. R. 61, 2; Plin. 18, 19, 49, § 174.—
    II.
    Trop., diverse, different, manifold, changing, varying, changeable, various, etc.: varium poëma, varia oratio, varii mores, varia fortuna;

    voluptas etiam varia dici solet,

    Cic. Fin. 2, 3, 10:

    (qualitates) variae et quasi multiformes,

    id. Ac. 1, 7, 26:

    et ea, quae videntur acerba, quae multa et varia in hominum vitā fortunāque versantur,

    id. Off. 1, 20, 67:

    curricula multiplicium variorumque sermonum,

    id. Or. 3, 12:

    res varia et multiplex,

    id. Fl. 3, 6:

    multae, copiosae variaeque rationes,

    id. de Or. 1, 51, 222; cf.:

    varia et diversa genera et bellorum et hostium,

    id. Imp. Pomp. 10, 28; cf. id. de Or. 3, 16, 61; 1, 61, 262:

    varium jus et dispar condicio,

    id. Verr. 2, 5, 19, § 49:

    eventus varii fortunae,

    Caes. B. G. 2, 22: victoria, wavering, = anceps, Sall. J. 5, 1; Liv. 2, 6, 10; so,

    bellum,

    Flor. 4, 12, 26. —Of opinions: varias esse opiniones intellego: sunt qui putant, etc., i. e. divergent opinions, differences where there is yet substantial agreement (while diversae opiniones are opposite views), Cic. Fam. 1, 9, 25. —
    2.
    Varium est, with a rel.-clause:

    quales sint (dii), varium est,

    various opinions prevail, Cic. N. D. 2, 5, 13.—
    B.
    Esp., of persons, etc.
    1.
    Of abilities, versatile:

    Plato et varius et multiplex et copiosus fuit,

    Cic. Ac. 1, 4, 17; cf.:

    antequam scirem quam varium, quam flexibile quam multiplex (ejus ingenium) esset,

    Plin. Ep. 1, 16, 1:

    Antonius ingenio varius,

    Flor. 4, 3, 4.—
    2.
    Of character, fickle, inconstant, changeable, untrustworthy: miror quid sit, quod pater tuus, homo constantissimus, te nobis varium reliquit ( beaten black and blue, and fickle-minded,) Cic. Fragm. ap. Quint. 6, 3, 48:

    animus audax, subdolus, varius,

    Sall. C. 5, 4:

    varius incertusque agitabat,

    id. J. 74, 1:

    voltu et oculis pariter atque animo varius,

    agitated, irresolute, id. ib. 113, 3:

    Pausanias magnus homo, sed varius in omni genere vitae fuit,

    Nep. Paus. 1, 1; cf.:

    varium et mutabile semper Femina,

    a fickle thing, Verg. A. 4, 569.—Hence, adv.: vărĭē.
    A.
    Lit., with diverse colors, in a variegated manner:

    mithrax gemma multicolor, contra solem varie refulgens,

    Plin. 37, 10, 63, § 173:

    smaragdi Cyprii varie glauci,

    id. 37, 5, 18, § 67. —
    B.
    Trop., variously, changeably, diversely, differently, in various ways:

    varie moveri,

    Cic. Div. 2, 42, 89:

    qui (sermones) ab his, qui illum audierunt, perscripti varie et copiose sunt,

    id. Ac. 1, 4, 16:

    numerus hujus generis late et varie diffusus est,

    id. Sest. 45, 97:

    varie sum affectus tuis litteris,

    id. Fam. 16, 4, 1:

    postea decernitur, ac non varie, sed prope cunctis sententiis,

    id. Verr. 2, 4, 65, § 145:

    ita varie per omnem exercitum laetitia, maeror, luctus atque gaudia agitabantur,

    Sall. C. 61, 9:

    in Aequis varie bellatum,

    Liv. 5, 28, 5:

    agere varie, rogando alternis suadendoque coepit,

    id. 2, 2, 9:

    hiemem aut negotia varie causari,

    Tac. A. 1, 47:

    sagittarios varie passimque collocare, Auct. B. Afr. 60: disserere,

    Tac. A. 1, 11.—With a punning allusion to 1. Varia: Ep. Perpetuon' valuisti? Th. Varie. Ep. Qui varie valent, caprigenum hominum non placet mihi neque pantherinum genus, Plaut. Ep. 1, 1, 15.
    2.
    Vărĭus, a, the name of a Roman gens; esp.,
    I.
    Q. Varius of Sucro, in Spain, called Hybrida, a tribune of the people A.U.C. 663, Cic. de Or. 1, 25, 117; id. Brut. 49, 182; 62, 221; Val. Max. 4, 3, 7.—
    II.
    L. Varius, a tragic poet, contemporary with Virgil and Horace, Verg. E. 9, 35; Hor. S. 1, 10, 44; Quint. 10, 1, 98; Mart. 8, 18, 7.

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  • 8 versabilis

    versābĭlis, e, adj. [verso], movable, mobile; changeable, mutable, versatile (postAug.; cf.: mutabilis, variabilis).
    I.
    Lit.:

    aër,

    Sen. Q. N. 6, 16, 4:

    repagulum, of a cage,

    Amm. 19, 6, 4:

    acies,

    Curt. 4, 13, 32. —
    II.
    Trop.:

    omnis condicio,

    Sen. Tranq. 11, 8:

    fortuna,

    Curt. 5, 8, 15:

    femina,

    Amm. 16, 8, 4:

    ad momentum omne,

    id. 15, 5, 30.

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  • 9 versatilis

    versātĭlis, e, adj. [id.], that turns or moves round, revolving, movable (not in Cic.).
    I.
    Lit.:

    templum mundi,

    Lucr. 5, 1436:

    laquearia cenationum,

    Sen. Ep. 90, 15:

    tabulae,

    Suet. Ner. 31:

    triclinia,

    Lampr. Heliog. 21:

    molae,

    Plin. 36, 18, 29, § 135:

    acies,

    Curt. 4, 13, 32.—
    II.
    Trop., versatile: ingenium, Liv 39, 40, 5.

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  • 10 versutus

    versūtus ( vors-), a, um, adj. [a lengthened form of versus, from verto; cf. astutus init. ].
    I.
    In a good sense, adroit, dexterous, versatile; shrewd, clever, ingenious (class.;

    syn. callidus): homo versutus et callidus (versutos eos appello, quorum celeriter mens versatur),

    Cic. N. D. 3, 10, 25:

    quod (genus acuminis) erat in reprehendendis verbis versutum et sollers,

    id. Brut. 67, 236:

    animus acutus atque versutus,

    id. de Or. 2, 20, 84:

    versutissimum et patientissimum Lacedaemonium Lysandrum accepimus,

    id. Off. 1, 30, 109:

    adulescens docte vorsutus fuit,

    Plaut. Stich. 4, 1, 55.—
    II.
    In a bad sense, cunning, crafty, wily, sly, deceitful (freq. and class.;

    syn. vafer): vorsutior es quam rota figularis,

    Plaut. Ep. 3, 2, 35:

    non esse servus pejor hoc quisquam potest, Nec magis versutus,

    id. As. 1, 1, 106; cf. id. Ps. 4, 8, 6:

    hoc est hominis versuti, obscuri, astuti, fallacis, malitiosi, callidi, veteratoris, vafri,

    Cic. de Or. 3, 13, 57; cf. id. ib. 2, 3, 10:

    acutus, versutus, veterator,

    id. Fin. 2, 16, 53; 2, 17, 54:

    Corinna,

    Ov. Am. 2, 19, 9:

    propago,

    id. M. 11, 312 al. — Sup., Vell. 2, 118, 1.—With gen.:

    versutus ingenii,

    Plin. 7, 12, 10, § 56.— Adv.: ver-sūtē, cunningly, craftily, slyly, Cic. Or. 7, 22; id. Brut. 9, 35.— Sup., Aug Trin. 15, 20.

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  • 11 vorsutus

    versūtus ( vors-), a, um, adj. [a lengthened form of versus, from verto; cf. astutus init. ].
    I.
    In a good sense, adroit, dexterous, versatile; shrewd, clever, ingenious (class.;

    syn. callidus): homo versutus et callidus (versutos eos appello, quorum celeriter mens versatur),

    Cic. N. D. 3, 10, 25:

    quod (genus acuminis) erat in reprehendendis verbis versutum et sollers,

    id. Brut. 67, 236:

    animus acutus atque versutus,

    id. de Or. 2, 20, 84:

    versutissimum et patientissimum Lacedaemonium Lysandrum accepimus,

    id. Off. 1, 30, 109:

    adulescens docte vorsutus fuit,

    Plaut. Stich. 4, 1, 55.—
    II.
    In a bad sense, cunning, crafty, wily, sly, deceitful (freq. and class.;

    syn. vafer): vorsutior es quam rota figularis,

    Plaut. Ep. 3, 2, 35:

    non esse servus pejor hoc quisquam potest, Nec magis versutus,

    id. As. 1, 1, 106; cf. id. Ps. 4, 8, 6:

    hoc est hominis versuti, obscuri, astuti, fallacis, malitiosi, callidi, veteratoris, vafri,

    Cic. de Or. 3, 13, 57; cf. id. ib. 2, 3, 10:

    acutus, versutus, veterator,

    id. Fin. 2, 16, 53; 2, 17, 54:

    Corinna,

    Ov. Am. 2, 19, 9:

    propago,

    id. M. 11, 312 al. — Sup., Vell. 2, 118, 1.—With gen.:

    versutus ingenii,

    Plin. 7, 12, 10, § 56.— Adv.: ver-sūtē, cunningly, craftily, slyly, Cic. Or. 7, 22; id. Brut. 9, 35.— Sup., Aug Trin. 15, 20.

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  • versatile — [ vɛrsatil ] adj. • 1588; épée versatile « à deux tranchants » 1530; lat. versatilis, de versare → verser ♦ Sujet à changer facilement d opinion; exposé à des revirements soudains. ⇒ changeant, inconstant, lunatique. Un esprit, un caractère… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Versatile — Ver sa*tile, a. [L. versatilis, fr. versare to turn around, v. freq. of vertere: cf. F. versatile. See {Verse}.] 1. Capable of being turned round. Harte. [1913 Webster] 2. Liable to be turned in opinion; changeable; variable; unsteady;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • versatile — versatile, many sided, all around can all mean marked by or showing skill or ability or capacity or usefulness of many different kinds. When applied to persons, versatile stresses aptitude and facility in many different activities requiring skill …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • Versatile — is a Canadian brand of agricultural equipment that has produced augers, swathers, combine harvesters and most notably tractors. The company, based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, currently belongs to Buhler Industries. In the 1970s, it was an… …   Wikipedia

  • versatile — [vʉr′sə təl; ] chiefly Brit [, vʉr′sətīl΄] adj. [Fr < L versatilis, that turns around, movable, versatile < versatus, pp. of versare, to turn often, freq. of vertere, to turn: see VERSE] 1. a) competent in many things; able to turn easily… …   English World dictionary

  • versatile — index artful, mutable, pliable, protean, resourceful Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • versatile — /ver satile/ agg. [dal lat. versatĭlis, der. di versare girare ]. 1. [di persona, capacità e sim., che sa volgersi a opere e attività diverse: ingegno v. ] ▶◀ eclettico, flessibile, multiforme, poliedrico, proteiforme. ‖ articolato. ◀▶ rigido.… …   Enciclopedia Italiana

  • versatile — c.1600, from L. versatilis turning, revolving, moving, capable of turning to varied subjects or tasks, from pp. stem of versare keep turning, be engaged in something, turn over in the mind, frequentative of vertere to turn (see VERSUS (Cf.… …   Etymology dictionary

  • versatile — [adj] adjustable, flexible able, accomplished, adaptable, adroit, all around, all purpose, ambidextrous, conversant, dexterous, elastic, facile, functional, gifted, handy, ingenuous, many sided, mobile, multifaceted, plastic, pliable, protean,… …   New thesaurus

  • versatile — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ able to adapt or be adapted to many different functions or activities. DERIVATIVES versatility noun. ORIGIN Latin versatilis, from versare turn about, revolve …   English terms dictionary

  • versatile — 01. Singh is a [versatile] player, strong on both offence and defense. 02. The [versatility] of this van has made it the most popular family vehicle on the road today. 03. This [versatile] tool has a number of different uses in the home. 04.… …   Grammatical examples in English

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