many-sided
Americanadjective
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having many sides.
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having many aspects.
a many-sided question.
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having many interests, qualities, accomplishments, etc.; versatile.
The typical person of the Renaissance was many-sided.
adjective
Other Word Forms
- many-sidedness noun
Etymology
Origin of many-sided
First recorded in 1650–60
Example Sentences
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The outcomes of attacks and other actions are often decided by rolling many-sided dice.
From New York Times • Feb. 1, 2024
For decades, nearly every Colombian’s life has been touched by the country’s many-sided conflict.
From Washington Times • Aug. 8, 2023
So to me, Joe is like, he's a many-sided die.
From Salon • Feb. 19, 2023
Virus fragments are assembled onto many-sided nanoparticles, resembling the way the spike might look on the surface of the virus itself — an approach that helps focus the immune response.
From Washington Post • Feb. 14, 2022
But making those allowances, it must be admitted that he shows the poet's many-sided sympathetic mind in every page of this very remarkable poem.
From The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine by Rameur, E.
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