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variform

[ vair-uh-fawrm ]
/ ˈvɛər əˌfɔrm /
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adjective

varied in form; having various forms.

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Origin of variform

First recorded in 1655–65; vari(ous) + -form

OTHER WORDS FROM variform

var·i·form·ly, adverb

Words nearby variform

Variety is the spice of life, variety meat, variety store, varifocal, varifocals, variform, vario-, variocoupler, variola, variolate, variola virus
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Words related to variform

diverse, varied, disparate, divergent, assorted, asymmetrical, collected, dissonant, heterogeneous, incongruous, inconsistent, indiscriminate, jarring, manifold, many, multifarious, numerous, several, some, sundry

Example sentences from the Web for variform

  • And civilisation is merely the expression of life—a variform utterance which includes love, and hunger, and joy, and death.

    The Kempton-Wace Letters|Jack London

British Dictionary definitions for variform

variform
/ (ˈvɛərɪˌfɔːm) /

adjective

varying in form or shape

Derived forms of variform

variformly, adverb
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