mul´ti|far´i|ous|ly — mul|ti|far|i|ous «MUHL tuh FAIR ee uhs», adjective. 1. having many different parts, elements, or forms; having great variety: »…the machinery of high politics the incessant and multifarious business of a great State (Lytton Strachey). 2. many and … Useful english dictionary
mul|ti|far|i|ous — «MUHL tuh FAIR ee uhs», adjective. 1. having many different parts, elements, or forms; having great variety: »…the machinery of high politics the incessant and multifarious business of a great State (Lytton Strachey). 2. many and varied.… … Useful english dictionary
quad|ri|far|i|ous — «KWOD ruh FAIR ee uhs», adjective. 1. set or arranged in four rows or series. 2. having four parts; fourfold. ╂[< Late Latin quadrifarius (with English ous) fourfold < Latin quadri four + fārī to speak] … Useful english dictionary
quin|que|far|i|ous — «KWIHN kwuh FAIR ee uhs», adjective. fivefold; in five rows. ╂[< quinque + Latin farius (with English ous), an adjective suffix expressing quantity] … Useful english dictionary
u|ni|far|i|ous — «YOO nuh FAIR ee uhs», adjective. single; in one row. ╂[< uni + farious, as in bifarious] … Useful english dictionary
mul´ti|far´i|ous|ness — mul|ti|far|i|ous «MUHL tuh FAIR ee uhs», adjective. 1. having many different parts, elements, or forms; having great variety: »…the machinery of high politics the incessant and multifarious business of a great State (Lytton Strachey). 2. many and … Useful english dictionary
ne|far´i|ous|ness — ne|far|i|ous «nih FAIR ee uhs», adjective. very wicked; villainous: »a nefarious scheme. SYNONYM(S): heinous, atrocious, infamous. ╂[< Latin nefārius (with English ous) < nefās < ne not + fās right; (originally) divine decree < fārī… … Useful english dictionary
ne|far´i|ous|ly — ne|far|i|ous «nih FAIR ee uhs», adjective. very wicked; villainous: »a nefarious scheme. SYNONYM(S): heinous, atrocious, infamous. ╂[< Latin nefārius (with English ous) < nefās < ne not + fās right; (originally) divine decree < fārī… … Useful english dictionary
ne|far|i|ous — «nih FAIR ee uhs», adjective. very wicked; villainous: »a nefarious scheme. SYNONYM(S): heinous, atrocious, infamous. ╂[< Latin nefārius (with English ous) < nefās < ne not + fās right; (originally) divine decree < fārī speak] – … Useful english dictionary
bi|far´i|ous|ly — bi|far|i|ous «by FAIR ee uhs», adjective. 1. Botany, Zoology. pointing in two ways; in two opposite rows. 2. twofold; double. ╂[< Latin bifārius (with English ous) twofold, ultimately < bi two + fās utterance] –bi|far´i|ous|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary