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multifarious

[ muhl-tuh-fair-ee-uhs ]

adjective

  1. having many different parts, elements, forms, etc.
  2. numerous and varied; greatly diverse or manifold:

    multifarious activities.



multifarious

/ ˌʌɪˈɛəɪə /

adjective

  1. having many parts of great variety
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌܱپˈڲdzܲԱ, noun
  • ˌܱپˈڲdzܲ, adverb
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ܱt·ڲi·dzܲ· adverb
  • ܱt·ڲi·dzܲ·Ա noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of multifarious1

1585–95; < Late Latin ܱپܲ many-sided, manifold, equivalent to Latin ܱپ ( am ) on many sides + -us adj. suffix ( -ous ); multi-, bifarious
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of multifarious1

C16: from Late Latin ܱپܲ manifold, from Latin ܱپam on many sides
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To capture Dylan in all his multifarious splendor, writer-director Todd Haynes cast six actors to portray different aspects of the songwriter’s protean genius.

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“Our pizza-dough journey was very stressful in the beginning,” Panyathong says, citing the multifarious factors of ingredients, time, temperature and humidity.

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Trump’s scandals are so multifarious that each one tends to get short shrift, while his opponents’ weaknesses and missteps can be examined at length precisely because there are fewer of them.

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Where is that energy when it comes to Clarence Thomas’ multifarious ethical issues?

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Outside-world triggers for Inger are multifarious — she refuses to bathe and often carps about walking — but none prove as potent as Andreas’s scorn, which sets hurdles throughout the trip.

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