diverse

Adjective
Synonyms: divers(a)various

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (2)

  1. many and different“tourist offices of divers nationalities”“a person of diverse talents”Synonyms: divers(a)
  2. distinctly dissimilar or unlike“celebrities as diverse as Bob Hope and Bob Dylan”“animals as various as the jaguar and the cavy and the sloth”Synonyms: various
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Diverse \Di*verse"\, adv. In different directions; diversely. [1913 Webster]
Diverse \Di*verse"\, v. i. To turn aside. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

The redcross knight diverst, but forth rode Britomart. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]

Diverse \Di"verse\ (?; 277), a. [The same word as divers. See Divers.]

1.Different; unlike; dissimilar; distinct; separate. [1913 Webster]

The word . . . is used in a sense very diverse from its original import.— J. Edwards.[1913 Webster]
Our roads are diverse: farewell, love! said she.— R. Browning.[1913 Webster]

2.Capable of various forms; multiform. [1913 Webster]

Eloquence is a great and diverse thing.— B. Jonson.[1913 Webster]
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