Va″ri‐ous (?), a. [L. varius. Cf. Vair.]
1. Different; diverse; several; manifold; as, men of various names; various occupations; various colors.
So many and so various laws are given. Milton.
A wit as various, gay, grave, sage, or wild. Byron.
2. Changeable; uncertain; inconstant; variable.
A man so various, that he seemed to be
Not one, but all mankind's epitome. Dryden.
The names of mixed modes... are very various. Locke.
3. Variegated; diversified; not monotonous.
A happy rural seat of various view. Milton.