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/vˈərsətəl/ /vərsətˈaɪl/ Listen

adjective

Versatile adj.

Capable of being turned round.

Liable to be turned in opinion; changeable; variable; unsteady; inconstant; as, a versatile disposition.

Turning with ease from one thing to another; readily applied to a new task, or to various subjects; many-sided; as, versatile genius; a versatile politician. "Conspicuous among the youths of high promise... was the quick and versatile (Charles) Montagu."

(Nat. Hist.) Capable of turning; freely movable; as, a versatile anther, which is fixed at one point to the filament, and hence is very easily turned around; a versatile toe of a bird.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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