Di″verse (?; 277), a. [The same word as divers. See Divers.] 1. Different; unlike; dissimilar; distinct; separate.
The word... is used in a sense very diverse from its original import. J. Edwards.
Our roads are diverse: farewell, love! said she. R. Browning.
2. Capable of various forms; multiform.
Eloquence is a great and diverse thing. B. Jonson.