Protean

['prəʊtɪən;prəʊ'tiːən] or ['protɪən]

Definition

(adj.) taking on different forms; 'eyes...of that baffling protean grey which is never twice the same' .

Editor: Winthrop--From WordNet

Definition

(a.) Of or pertaining to Proteus; characteristic of Proteus.

(a.) Exceedingly variable; readily assuming different shapes or forms; as, an amoeba is a protean animalcule.

Checked by Jessie

Definition

adj. readily assuming different shapes like Proteus the sea-god fabled to have the power of changing himself into an endless variety of forms: variable: inconstant.

Checker: Uriah

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