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
Certainly Stevenson’s novels and stories exhibit extraordinary verve, whether depicting many-sided characters, richly atmospheric settings or political history.
From Washington Post • Jan. 20, 2021
The first concert speech, however, was made by that many-sided innovator, Franz Liszt, who tells about it in an amusing letter he wrote from Milan to the Paris Gazette Musicale, in 1837.
From Franz Liszt by Huneker, James
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