variously C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈvɛriəsli/ UK /ˈvɛərɪəsli/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adv in different ways or to differing degrees The critics variously praised and condemned the experimental film. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adv · in different ways or to... diverselydifferentlymanifoldlyseverallydisparately ↔ Opposites uniformlyidenticallyconsistently Word family Related forms variousvarietyvaryvariation Etymology AI details From various plus -ly; various is from Latin varius ('diverse, manifold, spotted'). varius Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # variously **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adv **IPA (US):** /ˈvɛriəsli/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈvɛərɪəsli/ ## Meanings 1. in different ways or to differing degrees ## Examples - The critics variously praised and condemned the experimental film. ## Synonyms - diversely - differently - manifoldly - severally - disparately ## Antonyms - uniformly - identically - consistently ## Related Forms - various - variety - vary - variation ## Roots and Affixes - Root: varius ## Etymology From various plus -ly; various is from Latin varius ('diverse, manifold, spotted'). ## AI Etymology Variously comes from various plus -ly; various is from Latin varius ('diverse, manifold, spotted'). In current use it is an adverb meaning "in different ways or to differing degrees". That sense is explained by the older material without requiring a speculative semantic step: the inherited or borrowed base supplies the field of meaning, while the English formation fixes its modern role. The final -ly makes the underlying adjective or participial form adverbial. The surface form is compositional: its joined elements remain visible in the modern word. A central historical form is Latin varius. Related English forms include various, variety, vary, and variation. The word's history is thus visible in its construction: the components remain interpretable even after the whole expression has settled into a conventional English meaning. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown