sundry

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈsʌndri/ UK /ˈsʌndri/ See IPA manual

adj noun

Meanings

1

adj
of various kinds; several and miscellaneous

The drawer held pens, coins, and sundry odds and ends.

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Synonyms

1 adj · of various kinds; several... various miscellaneous assorted diverse several manifold

Opposites

uniform identical

Word family

Derived forms sundries

Related forms sunder asunder

Etymology

From Middle English sundri, from Old English syndrig ('separate, apart, several'), from sundor ('apart, asunder'), from Proto-Germanic *sundraz, akin to sunder.

syndrig Old English *sundraz Proto-Germanic

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# sundry

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj, noun
**IPA (US):** ˈsʌndri
**IPA (UK):** ˈsʌndri

## Meanings
1. of various kinds; several and miscellaneous

## Examples
- The drawer held pens, coins, and sundry odds and ends.

## Synonyms
- various
- miscellaneous
- assorted
- diverse
- several
- manifold

## Antonyms
- uniform
- identical

## Derived Forms
- sundries

## Related Forms
- sunder
- asunder

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: syndrig
- Root: *sundraz

## Etymology
From Middle English sundri, from Old English syndrig ('separate, apart, several'), from sundor ('apart, asunder'), from Proto-Germanic *sundraz, akin to sunder.

## AI Etymology
Sundry comes from Middle English sundri, from Old English syndrig ('separate, apart, several'), from sundor ('apart, asunder'), from Proto-Germanic *sundraz, akin to sunder. The form is best read as a historical transfer or inheritance, with its older language material carrying the main semantic load. As an adjective and noun, it carries the sense "of various kinds; several and miscellaneous", with the older formation still helping explain the modern use. Relevant historical forms include Old English syndrig and Proto-Germanic *sundraz. Derivative forms include sundries; related words include sunder, asunder.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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