Sundry

Quick meaning: Sundry is an adjective meaning More than one or two but not very many; a number of, several.

Meaning

More than one or two but not very many; a number of, several.

More Meanings

1. Of various types, especially when numerous; diverse, varied.
2. Consisting of an assortment of different kinds; miscellaneous.
3. Relating to a single person or thing as opposed to more than one; individual, respective.
4. Of a person or thing: not the same as something else; different. (Contrast sense 4.)
5. Not attached or connected to anything else; physically separate.
6. A minor miscellaneous item.
7. (archaic) Chiefly preceded by a number or an adjective like many: of two or more similar people or things: not the same as other persons or things of the same nature; different, distinct, separate. (Contrast sense 5.2.)

Example Sentences

Ennius an olde auncient Latin poet, & of great authoritee, whom Cicero verie often times citeth in ſondrie his werkes.

O woman, for sundry days I have seen thee attend the levée sans a word said; so tell me an thou have any requirement I may grant.

Dearely beloued brethren, the ſcripture moueth vs in ſondrye places, to acknowledge and confeſſe our manyfolde ſynnes and wyckedneſſe, […]

VVith this ſtrange vertue, / He hath a heauenly guift of Propheſie, / And ſundry Bleſſings hang about his Throne, / That ſpeake him full of Grace.

Word Forms

• sundries

Synonyms for sundry

Depending on context, synonyms include manifold, assorted, confused, conglomerate, desultory, deviating.

Antonyms for sundry

Common opposites include homogeneous, invariable, onefold, samely, uniform, uniformal.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include miscellaneous, assorted, motley, heterogeneous, whatchamacallit, whatsis.

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