ver·sa·tile 
(vûrsə-təl, -tīl′)
(vûrsə-təl, -tīl′)adj.
1. Capable of doing many things competently.
2. Having varied uses or serving many functions: "The most versatile of vegetables is the tomato" (Craig Claiborne).
3. Variable or inconstant; changeable: a versatile temperament.
4. Biology Capable of moving freely in all directions, as the loosely attached anthers of certain flowers.
[Latin versātilis, from versātus, past participle of versāre, to turn; see wer-2 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]
versa·tile·ly adv.
ver′sa·tili·ty (-tĭlĭ-tē), versa·tile·ness (-təl-nĭs, -tīl′-) n.