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variform

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

varied in form; having various forms.

RELATED WORDS

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

Nearby words

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

Origin of variform

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

Related forms

var·i·form·ly, adverb
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Examples 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

variformly, adverb
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