Versatile \Ver"sa*tile\, a. [L. versatilis, fr. versare to turn
around, v. freq. of vertere: cf. F. versatile. See Verse.]
1. Capable of being turned round. --Harte.
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2. Liable to be turned in opinion; changeable; variable; unsteady; inconstant; as, a versatile disposition. [1913 Webster]
3. 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. [1913 Webster]
Conspicuous among the youths of high promise . . . was the quick and versatile [Charles] Montagu. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
4. (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. [1913 Webster] -- Ver"sa*tile*ly, adv. -- -- Ver"sa*tile*ness, n. [1913 Webster]
versatile
adj
1: having great diversity or variety; "his various
achievements are impressive"; "his vast and versatile
erudition" [syn: versatile, various]
2: changeable or inconstant; "versatile moods"
3: competent in many areas and able to turn with ease from one
thing to another; "a versatile writer"
4: able to move freely in all directions; "an owl's versatile
toe can move backward and forward"; "an insect's versatile
antennae can move up and down or laterally"; "a versatile
anther of a flower moves freely in the wind"
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