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sundry

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sun·dry  (sndr)
adj.
Various; miscellaneous: a purse containing keys, wallet, and sundry items.
[Middle English sundri, from Old English syndrig, separate.]
sundry [ˈsʌndrɪ]
determiner
several or various; miscellaneous
pron
all and sundry all the various people, individually and collectively
n pl -dries
1. (plural) miscellaneous unspecified items
2. an Austral. name for extra [6]
[Old English syndrig separate; related to Old High German suntarīg; see sunder, -y1]
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Adj.1.sundry - consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds; "an arrangement of assorted spring flowers"; "assorted sizes"; "miscellaneous accessories"; "a mixed program of baroque and contemporary music"; "a motley crew"; "sundry sciences commonly known as social"- I.A.Richards
assorted, miscellaneous, mixed, motley
heterogeneous, heterogenous - consisting of elements that are not of the same kind or nature; "the population of the United States is vast and heterogeneous"
sundry
adjective various, several, varied, assorted, some, different, divers (archaic), miscellaneous She could ring for food and drink, laundry and sundry services.
Translations
sundry [ˈsʌndrɪ]
A. ADJ → diversos, varios
all and sundry → todos sin excepción
B. N sundries (Comm) → artículos mpl diversos; (= expenses) → gastos mpl diversos
sundry [ˈsʌndri] adj → divers(e)
all and sundry (= everyone) → tout le monde
sundry
adj → verschiedene
pron all and sundry → jedermann
n sundries
pl → Verschiedenes (+sing vb)
sundry [ˈsʌndrɪ]
1. adj → vari(e), diversi(e)
all and sundry → tutti quanti
2. sundries npl (items) → varie fpl (Comm) → articoli mpl vari
sundry [ˈsʌndrɪ]
1. adj → vari(e), diversi(e)
all and sundry → tutti quanti
2. sundries npl (items) → varie fpl (Comm) → articoli mpl vari


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To sundry it is given to be drawn away, and to be apart from the body for a season; for, as concerning rills which would flow across each other the weaker is borne along by the stronger, so there be certain of kin whose paths intersecting, their souls do bear company, the while their bodies go fore-appointed ways, unknowing.
Can Such Things Be? by Bierce, Ambrose View in context
If before going to the d'Urbervilles' she had vigorously moved under the guidance of sundry gnomic texts and phrases known to her and to the world in general, no doubt she would never have been imposed on.
Tess of the d'Urbervilles - A Pure Woman by Hardy, Thomas View in context
That our work, therefore, might be in no danger of being likened to the labours of these historians, we have taken every occasion of interspersing through the whole sundry similes, descriptions, and other kind of poetical embellishments.
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Fielding, Henry View in context
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