versatile

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   Able to do many different things well

   She is a versatile musician who can play five instruments.

2. 2
   adj

   Having many different uses

   Eggs are a versatile ingredient that work in both sweet and savoury dishes.

From Latin versātilis (“turning easily”), from versātus, past participle of versō (“to turn, change”), frequentative of vertō (“to turn”).

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