diversely en · ADV
Pronunciation
- /daɪˈvɝs.li/ (US)
- /dɪˈvɝs.li/ (US)
- (US) audio
Etymology
From Middle English diverseliche, diversliche, dyverseli, dyversely, dyversliche, dyversly, equivalent to diverse + -ly.
Meanings
-
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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| diversly | alternative, archaic | lexicographic | |
| most diversely | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more diversely | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Synonyms
diversely · manywise · variously · sundrily
Translations (1)
eo diverse (diversely)