Varied
['veərɪd] or ['vɛrɪd]
Definition
(adj.) broken away from sameness or identity or duplication; 'her quickly varied answers indicated uncertainty' .
(adj.) widely different; 'varied motives prompt people to join a political party'; 'varied ethnic traditions of the immigrants' .
(adj.) characterized by variety; 'immigrants' varied ethnic and religious traditions'; 'his work is interesting and varied' .
Typist: Ruben--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Changed; altered; various; diversified; as, a varied experience; varied interests; varied scenery.
(imp. & p. p.) of Vary
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Examples
- The reactions were all varied in various people, but they followed a few great laws, and intrinsically there was no difference. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- If, then, it varied, natural selection would probably favour different varieties in the different islands. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- The same Signor Jupe was to 'enliven the varied performances at frequent intervals with his chaste Shaksperean quips and retorts. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- In his place has come the factory hand, nearly all footwear being now a product of machinery, and this of greatly varied and effective character. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Not in one case out of a hundred can we pretend to assign any reason why this or that part has varied. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- It must, however, be admitted that in many instances we cannot conjecture whether it was instinct or structure which first varied. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- His love never varied the least in the world, nor did we ever quarrel. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Above all, the intellectual element in a habit fixes the relation of the habit to varied and elastic use, and hence to continued growth. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- In tea and distilled spirits there has been a decrease, while the consumption of wines is the smallest of all and has varied but little. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- The varied and complex machining required on armor plate demands tools of enormous size and strength as well as varied purpose. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- My sister had a trenchant way of cutting our bread and butter for us, that never varied. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- They were known under the varied names of bombards, serpentines, etc. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The human body is a much more varied and complex machine than any ever devised by man; personal peculiarities, as well as fuel values, influence very largely the diet of an individual. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- The number of rollers and cylinders and the position and the length of the process to fully dry, compact, stretch and finish the sheet, may be, and are, varied greatly. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- It was essential to have a multitude of plates of bread and butter, varied in sorts and plentiful in quantity. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- The symbols are thus made by deviations from the straight line, of different lengths and of varied combinations. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- How numerous and varied are the interests which are consciously shared? John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- A little suggestion to the police that they send home children found on the streets after nine o'clock has varied possibilities. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- For I was ashamed to ask and she is of such great and varied wisdom. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- The bank of England generally advances at an interest, which, since the Revolution, has varied from eight to three per cent. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- It seemed at first an accidental division, but it never materially varied. Jane Austen. Emma.
- The sound-waves impinging upon the distant transmitter varied the resistance of the carbon button therein, thus causing corresponding variations in the strength of the battery current. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- This is done by a range of machines, which perform the varied operations with wonderful rapidity and accuracy. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- How shall it be full and varied without losing unity of spirit? John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- Then came the hours of suspense, during which she vibrated from parlor to porch, while public opinion varied like the weathercock. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- All day a stream of pennies, varied by silver, poured in upon me, and it was a very bad day in which I failed to take 2 pounds. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- With these conductors and pipes must also be furnished manholes, junction-boxes, connections, and a host of varied paraphernalia insuring perfect general distribution. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Antony gave way to much mournful posturing, varied by love scenes, during this last stage of his little drama. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- If it were attempted to offer here a detailed explanation of the varied and numerous operations of the quadruplex, this article would assume the proportions of a treatise. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Both in ancient and modern times the styles of shoes worn have varied greatly, fashion taking hold of them. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
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