pro·te·an (pr  t - n, pr-t-)adj. 1. Readily taking on varied shapes, forms, or meanings. 2. Exhibiting considerable variety or diversity: "He loved to show off his protean talent" (William A. Henry III). [From Proteus.] |
protean [pro-tee-an]
Adjective
capable of constantly changing shape or form: he is a protean stylist who can move from blues to ballads with consummate ease [after Proteus; see protea]
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| Adj. | 1. | protean - taking on different forms; "eyes...of that baffling protean grey which is never twice the same" variable - liable to or capable of change; "rainfall in the tropics is notoriously variable"; "variable winds"; "variable expenses" |
protean
adjective changeable, variable, volatile, versatile, temperamental, ever-changing, mercurial, many-sided, mutable, polymorphous, multiform
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