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say it: VUR-suh-tuhl
versatile is an adjective meaning "having great diversity or variety". It is pronounced /ˈvɝsətəl/ — VUR-suh-tuhl. It carries 4 recorded senses.
competent in many areas and able to turn with ease from one thing to another
“a versatile writer”
able to move freely in all directions
“an owl's versatile toe can move backward and forward”
“an insect's versatile antennae can move up and down or laterally”
“a versatile anther of a flower moves freely in the wind”
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Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for versatile come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.