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VURS-uh-tyl/ˈvɜːsətaɪl/

Versatile means able to be used in many ways, or able to do many different things: a versatile tool, a versatile colleague. Flexible is milder; a multi-skilled spare still needs a name on the night cell.

Meaning

Able to be used in many ways, or able to do many different things.

Examples

• “A versatile spare still has to be named on the night cell.”
• “Flexible is milder. Adaptable is a cousin. Multi-skilled is a CV word. A cell is a log. Write the name; then praise the range.”

Good to know

Able to do or be used in many ways. Milder: flexible. Range ≠ an unnamed cell.

Near in meaning

adaptable

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