adverb
variē
variē (comparative varius, no superlative)
Classical[ˈwa.ri.eː]Ecclesiastical[ˈvaː.ri.e]
Meaning
- variously, differently
- in different degrees
- severally, respectively
- in a varied style
- with changing colours
vărĭē, adv., v. varius
I. fin.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
variē adv.
varius, variously, changeably, diversely, differently, in various ways: moveri: numerus huius generis late et varie diffusus est: decernitur non varie, sed prope cunctis sententiis, i. e. not against opposition: varie per omnem exercitum laetitia maeror agitabantur, S.: bellatum, with varying fortune, L.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *h₁weh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁wh₂-s-? Proto-Indo-European *-yos Proto-Indo-European *-yós ▲ Proto-Italic *-jōsinflu. Proto-Italic *-jos Proto-Italic *wasios? Latin varius Latin -ē Latin variē From varius + -ē.