sundry
Americanadjective
idioms
determiner
pronoun
noun
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(plural) miscellaneous unspecified items
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also called: extra. cricket a run not scored from the bat, such as a wide, no-ball, bye, or leg bye
Other Word Forms
- sundrily adverb
- sundriness noun
Etymology
Origin of sundry
before 900; Middle English; Old English syndrig private, separate, equivalent to syndr- (mutated form of sundor asunder ) + -ig -y 1; akin to sunder
Example Sentences
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This week a bellwether trial begins in a flurry of lawsuits that seek to hold social-media platforms liable for sundry adolescent problems.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026
“Leave your troubles outside,” the Emcee implores the sundry spectators.
From Salon • Oct. 4, 2025
The impetus is all artificial intelligence, which needs those megacomputers to store and process sundry sources of data that will train its programs—including, what do ya know, your personal-account uploads.
From Slate • Oct. 6, 2024
“Superego,” “James Bonding,” “I Was There Too,” “Mallwalkin’” — these are but a sampling of the Gourley podcast universe, to say nothing of his sundry appearances on shows like “Comedy Bang! Bang!”
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 27, 2023
Without any shame he would faithfully apply my mother’s sundry ointments each morning and each night, slowly working into his scalp the brightly tinted gobs without romance or fuss.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
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