versatile

ˈvər-sə-tᵊl 3 syllables rare

  1. adjective. embracing a variety of subjects, fields, or skills; also: turning with ease from one thing to another

    • versatile building material
    • a versatile disposition

  2. adjective. having many uses or applications

    • a versatile toe of a bird
    • versatile antennae

  3. adjective. changing or fluctuating readily: variable

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borrowed from Latin versātilis "able to turn, operated by turning, capable of turning to different tasks," from versāre "to keep turning" (frequentative of vertere "to turn") + -tilis, suffix with the sense "characterized by, obtained by".

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