variouslyadv.

Brit.

/ˈvɛːrɪəsli/, U.S.

/ˈvɛriəsli/

Etymology: < various adj. + -ly suffix².

a. In a various manner; in various or different ways; with variation or variety; differently, diversely.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > variety > [adverb]

manifoldlyeOE

mislicheeOE

sere-wise1340

in (also on, by) sundry wisea1393

in sundry waysa1393

manifolda1400

manifoldwise1440

multifarya1450

sunderly?a1450

multiplyingly1483

sundrilya1500

several1551

changeably1567

sundrywise1591

severally1605

variously1627

miscellaneously1639

multifariously1657

variedly1827

1627 T. May tr. Lucan Pharsalia (new ed.) vii. 620 The war, that variously had wander'd ore The fields, there stucke, there Cæsars fortune stay'd.

1682 J. Norris tr. Hierocles Golden Verses 7 But 'twas the Law of the Creation which variously order'd things according to the dignity of their natures.

1702 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion I. ii. 113 This Stratagem was never understood; and was then variously spoken of.

1749 D. Hartley Observ. Man i. iii. §6. 390 These Circumstances are variously combined in the various Kinds and Degrees of Madness.

1779 T. Forrest Voy. New Guinea 326 Variously do those islands groan under the tyranny of their masters.

1807 G. Chalmers Caledonia I. iii. vii. 406 About the lineage, and station, of this celebrated personage..writers have written variously.

1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps i. xii. 87 The sound commenced again, changing its note variously.

1880 A. Geikie Elem. Lessons Physical Geogr. (new ed.) iv. 199 A ball..with an exterior crust which has been variously estimated at from twenty to a thousand miles in thickness.

b. With adjectives.

ΚΠ

1794 G. Adams Lect. Nat. & Exper. Philos. IV. xlix. 384 It emits the rays of light in every direction, and those rays are variously refrangible and colorific.

1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. iii. 398 Our prose became less majestic,..less variously musical than that of an earlier age.

a1871 T. Carlyle in J. W. Carlyle Lett. & Memorials (1883) I. 378 The consequences for the time were variously sad.

1872 Ld. Tennyson Last Tournament in Gareth & Lynette 104 So dame and damsel glitter'd at the feast Variously gay.

c. U.S. At different times. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > frequency > infrequency > [adverb] > intermittently

by (formerly also at) startsc1422

startmeal?c1422

off and on1535

every otherwhile1542

by, or in, snatches1577

by fits and turns1583

by halves and fits1583

one time with another1591

fit-meal1593

by fits and spurts1605

planetarily?1609

scatteredly1612

startinglya1616

by snaps1631

intermittingly1654

from space to space1658

on and off1668

at (by) intervals1744

cessantly1746

by spells1788

fitfully1792

by fits and spasms1797

everylikea1800

intermittently1800

intermittedly1829

interjectionally1837

jerkily1839

at seasons1850

sporadically1852

parenthetically1860

spasmodically1877

snatchily1880

variously1892

1892 A. E. Lee Hist. Columbus I. 756 Samuel Perkins..kept a barber shop variously under the National Hotel and the Clinton Bank.

Compounds

With past participles, adjectives, or present participles, as variously-coloured, variously-conditioned, variously-shaped, variously-working, variously-wrought, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > colour > variegation > [adjective]

fawa700

medleyc1350

freckledc1380

motleyc1380

pied1382

specked1382

vary1382

partyc1385

parted1393

peckleda1400

polymitec1425

sere-colouredc1425

vairc1425

discoloured?1440

motleyed1447

varying1488

sheld1507

fleckered1508

piet1508

mellay1515

particoloured1530

pickled1552

varied1578

mingled1580

partly coloured1582

chequered1592

medley-coloured1593

mingle-coloured1593

piebald1594

feathered1610

changeable1612

particolour1612

enamelled1613

variousa1618

pie-coloured1619

jaspered1620

gangean1623

versicolour1628

patchwork1634

damasked1648

variously-coloureda1660

variegateda1661

agated1665

varicoloured1665

damaska1674

various-coloureda1711

pieted1721

versicoloured1721

diversicoloured1756

mosaic1776

harlequin1779

spanged1788

calico1807

piety1811

varied-coloured1811

discolorate1826

heterochromous1842

jaspé1851

discolor1859

discolorous1860

jasperoid1876

damascened1879

heterochromatic1895

variotinted1903

batik1914

varihued1921

rumbled1930

damasky1931

pepper-and-salt1940

partihued1959

a1660 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1645 (1955) II. 341 The mouthes of these spiracles are bestrew'd with variously colour'd Cinders.

a1774 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued (1777) III. ii. 53 A long complicated succession of variously working second causes.

1837 H. Caunter Lives Moghul Emp., Baber ix. 238 The variously-coloured page of human life.

1848 T. A. Buckley tr. Homer Iliad 193 Brass, gold, and variously-wrought iron.

1855 T. R. Jones Gen. Outl. Animal Kingdom (ed. 2) Gen. Index p. xvi Variously-shaped eggs of Insects.

1868 J. N. Lockyer Elem. Lessons Astron. §60 The stars shine out with variously coloured lights.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	variously
释义	variouslyadv. Brit. /ˈvɛːrɪəsli/, U.S. /ˈvɛriəsli/ Etymology: < various adj. + -ly suffix². a. In a various manner; in various or different ways; with variation or variety; differently, diversely. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > variety > [adverb] manifoldlyeOE mislicheeOE sere-wise1340 in (also on, by) sundry wisea1393 in sundry waysa1393 manifolda1400 manifoldwise1440 multifarya1450 sunderly?a1450 multiplyingly1483 sundrilya1500 several1551 changeably1567 sundrywise1591 severally1605 variously1627 miscellaneously1639 multifariously1657 variedly1827 1627 T. May tr. Lucan Pharsalia (new ed.) vii. 620 The war, that variously had wander'd ore The fields, there stucke, there Cæsars fortune stay'd. 1682 J. Norris tr. Hierocles Golden Verses 7 But 'twas the Law of the Creation which variously order'd things according to the dignity of their natures. 1702 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion I. ii. 113 This Stratagem was never understood; and was then variously spoken of. 1749 D. Hartley Observ. Man i. iii. §6. 390 These Circumstances are variously combined in the various Kinds and Degrees of Madness. 1779 T. Forrest Voy. New Guinea 326 Variously do those islands groan under the tyranny of their masters. 1807 G. Chalmers Caledonia I. iii. vii. 406 About the lineage, and station, of this celebrated personage..writers have written variously. 1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps i. xii. 87 The sound commenced again, changing its note variously. 1880 A. Geikie Elem. Lessons Physical Geogr. (new ed.) iv. 199 A ball..with an exterior crust which has been variously estimated at from twenty to a thousand miles in thickness. b. With adjectives. ΚΠ 1794 G. Adams Lect. Nat. & Exper. Philos. IV. xlix. 384 It emits the rays of light in every direction, and those rays are variously refrangible and colorific. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. iii. 398 Our prose became less majestic,..less variously musical than that of an earlier age. a1871 T. Carlyle in J. W. Carlyle Lett. & Memorials (1883) I. 378 The consequences for the time were variously sad. 1872 Ld. Tennyson Last Tournament in Gareth & Lynette 104 So dame and damsel glitter'd at the feast Variously gay. c. U.S. At different times. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > time > frequency > infrequency > [adverb] > intermittently by (formerly also at) startsc1422 startmeal?c1422 off and on1535 every otherwhile1542 by, or in, snatches1577 by fits and turns1583 by halves and fits1583 one time with another1591 fit-meal1593 by fits and spurts1605 planetarily?1609 scatteredly1612 startinglya1616 by snaps1631 intermittingly1654 from space to space1658 on and off1668 at (by) intervals1744 cessantly1746 by spells1788 fitfully1792 by fits and spasms1797 everylikea1800 intermittently1800 intermittedly1829 interjectionally1837 jerkily1839 at seasons1850 sporadically1852 parenthetically1860 spasmodically1877 snatchily1880 variously1892 1892 A. E. Lee Hist. Columbus I. 756 Samuel Perkins..kept a barber shop variously under the National Hotel and the Clinton Bank. Compounds With past participles, adjectives, or present participles, as variously-coloured, variously-conditioned, variously-shaped, variously-working, variously-wrought, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > variegation > [adjective] fawa700 medleyc1350 freckledc1380 motleyc1380 pied1382 specked1382 vary1382 partyc1385 parted1393 peckleda1400 polymitec1425 sere-colouredc1425 vairc1425 discoloured?1440 motleyed1447 varying1488 sheld1507 fleckered1508 piet1508 mellay1515 particoloured1530 pickled1552 varied1578 mingled1580 partly coloured1582 chequered1592 medley-coloured1593 mingle-coloured1593 piebald1594 feathered1610 changeable1612 particolour1612 enamelled1613 variousa1618 pie-coloured1619 jaspered1620 gangean1623 versicolour1628 patchwork1634 damasked1648 variously-coloureda1660 variegateda1661 agated1665 varicoloured1665 damaska1674 various-coloureda1711 pieted1721 versicoloured1721 diversicoloured1756 mosaic1776 harlequin1779 spanged1788 calico1807 piety1811 varied-coloured1811 discolorate1826 heterochromous1842 jaspé1851 discolor1859 discolorous1860 jasperoid1876 damascened1879 heterochromatic1895 variotinted1903 batik1914 varihued1921 rumbled1930 damasky1931 pepper-and-salt1940 partihued1959 a1660 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1645 (1955) II. 341 The mouthes of these spiracles are bestrew'd with variously colour'd Cinders. a1774 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued (1777) III. ii. 53 A long complicated succession of variously working second causes. 1837 H. Caunter Lives Moghul Emp., Baber ix. 238 The variously-coloured page of human life. 1848 T. A. Buckley tr. Homer Iliad 193 Brass, gold, and variously-wrought iron. 1855 T. R. Jones Gen. Outl. Animal Kingdom (ed. 2) Gen. Index p. xvi Variously-shaped eggs of Insects. 1868 J. N. Lockyer Elem. Lessons Astron. §60 The stars shine out with variously coloured lights. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1627
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