variously

1. 1.

   in diverse ways

   “the alternatives that are variously represented by the participants”

   “the speakers treated the subject most diversely”

   Synonymsdiverselymultifariously

Questions about variously

What does variously mean?

variously means "in diverse ways".

How many syllables are in variously?

variously has 4 syllables: var-i-ou-sly. The stress falls on "var". In IPA it is /ˈvɛɹiəsli/.

What is another word for variously?

Close synonyms include diversely, multifariously. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is variously a common word?

variously is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.