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
And in doing so, "Yellowjackets" brings awareness to yet another aspect of the many-sided stone that is trauma, and shows the reality of another part of some women's lives.
From Salon • May 7, 2023
It consists of a many-sided nanoparticle dotted with the spike found on the original version of the coronavirus that emerged in Wuhan, China.
From Washington Post • Feb. 14, 2022
Godowsky, Hofmann, the lyric and most musical Harold Bauer; the many-sided, richly endowed, and charming Ossip Gabrilowitsch, Hambourg, Busoni, and Paderewski are not often matched.
From Unicorns by Huneker, James
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