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diversly

diversly is the archaic form of diversely.

Meaning of diversely

Adverb

diversely (comparative more diversely, superlative most diversely)

  1. In a diverse manner.
    • Thoſe teachers that be of the wiſer ſort, cal for their ſchoolage and minervals of their ſcholars, not all after one maner, but diverſly: a number of them, according as the preſent occaſion requireth, who promiſe not to make them wiſe men, and that within a yeere; […]1603, Plutarch, “The Contradictions of Stociek philoſophers”, in Philemon Holland, transl., The Philosophie, Commonlie Called, The Morals […], London: […] Arnold Hatfield, →OCLC, page 1068

Forms of diversly

comparativemore diversly
superlativemost diversly

Origin of diversly

Equivalent to divers + -ly.

Questions about diversly

What is diversly the archaic form of?
Diversly is the archaic form of diversely.

Words near diversly in the dictionary

  1. diversity hires
  2. diversity is perversity
  3. diversity jurisdiction
  4. diversity statement
  5. diversivolent
  6. diversly
  7. diversories
  8. diversory
  9. divert
  10. divertability
  11. divertable

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