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Diversely

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di·verse  (d-vûrs, d-, dvûrs)
adj.
1. Differing one from another.
2. Made up of distinct characteristics, qualities, or elements: "Prague ... offers visitors a series of excursions into a rich and diverse past" (Olivier Bernier).
[Middle English divers, from Old French divers, from Latin dversus, past participle of dvertere, to divert; see divert.]
di·versely adv.
di·verseness n.
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Adv.1.diversely - in diverse ways; "the alternatives that are variously represented by the participants"; "the speakers treated the subject most diversely"
multifariously, variously


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So that although the same tribute and tax, laid by consent or by imposing, be all one to the purse, yet it works diversely upon the courage.
The Essays by Bacon, Sir Francis View in context
An interesting innovation, diversely judged at the time and since, was Spenser's deliberate employment of rustic and archaic words, especially of the Northern dialect, which he introduced partly because of their appropriateness to the imaginary characters, partly for the sake of freshness of expression.
A History of English Literature by Fletcher, Robert Huntington View in context
For our purposes, it is not important to determine what exactly is the sensational core in any case; it is only important to notice that there certainly is a sensational core, since habit, expectation and interpretation are diversely aroused on diverse occasions, and the diversity is clearly due to differences in what is presented to the senses.
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