versatile
/ˈvəːsətʌɪl
/adjective
1Able to adapt or be adapted to many different functions or activities: a versatile sewing machine he was versatile enough to play on either wing...
- Professional armies were expected to be versatile enough to adapt as needed to the enemies they faced.
- The plant's flexibility in product selection makes it versatile enough for many different types of contractors.
- Despite large scale poaching, the versatile cat adapts well to a changing environment, as can be seen in its growing population.
Synonyms
adaptable, flexible, all-round, multifaceted, multitalented, multiskilled, many-sided, resourceful, protean;
adjustable, variable, convertible, alterable, modifiable, multipurpose, all-purpose, handy
rare polytropic, flexile
2 archaic Changeable; inconstant.
Derivatives
versatilely
- Ferguson has demanded this versatilely from his players before.
- Agiecut Progress 2 is the most versatilely employable machine tool for our application requirement.
- It also provides three-tier analysis structure to versatilely anatomize flow, packets and payload.
Origin
Early 17th century (in the sense 'inconstant, fluctuating'): from French, or from Latin versatilis, from versat- 'turned about, revolved', from the verb versare, frequentative of vertere 'to turn'.