variouslyvar‧i‧ous‧ly /ˈveəriəsli $ ˈver-/ ●○○ adverb - All is drawn in variously diluted glaze, and there is increasing use of washes of colour.
- Berger's views relate to a specifically political motivation, variously apparent throughout the novel.
- The constant is the head, variously rendered but always recognisably the same basic structure.
- The important question of the containment of head and shoulders within the frame is dealt with variously.
- The Reagans condemned the book, which was variously believed and disbelieved by critics and insiders.
- They are variously named coaches, carriages or compartments.
► variously described as/known as/called etc something the phenomena variously known as ‘mass culture’, ‘popular culture’, or the ‘public arts’ VERB► call· I have been variously called a nominalist, an instrumentalist, a positivist, a realist, and several other ists.· The alchemists observed a stage in the opus which they called variously the leprosy of the metals or the blessed greenness.
► describe· These fundamental rights are variously described and vindicated by a variety of philosophical arguments to which we can not do justice here.· Major workers in the field have variously described attachment in the parent-infant relationship.· Many varieties also have a vegetable or fruity overtone, variously described as cucumber or melon.
► estimate· The number of demonstrators in Moscow was estimated variously at between 5,000 and 55,000.
► interpret· The requirements of a ballot before strike action have been variously interpreted by the courts.· The shift away from isolation has been variously interpreted.
► know· An important trade is concerned with the exploitation of the great grasslands variously known as prairie, pampas, savannah, etc.· The channels are known variously as the grapevine, gossip and rumour.
nounvariablevariancevariantvarietyvariabilityvariationadjectivevariable ≠ invariablevariedvariousadverbvariably ≠ invariablyvariouslyverbvary