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- [suhn-dree]
- /ˈsʌn dri/
- /ˈsʌn.dri/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [suhn-dree]
- /ˈsʌn dri/
Definitions of sundry word
- adjective sundry various or diverse: sundry persons. 1
- idioms sundry all and sundry, everybody, collectively and individually: Free samples were given to all and sundry. 1
- adjective sundry If someone refers to sundry people or things, they are referring to several people or things that are all different from each other. 0
- determiner sundry several or various; miscellaneous 0
- noun sundry miscellaneous unspecified items 0
- noun sundry a run not scored from the bat, such as a wide, no-ball, bye, or leg bye 0
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Origin of sundry
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English syndrig private, separate, equivalent to syndr- (mutated form of sundor asunder) + -ig -y1; akin to sunder
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Parts of speech for Sundry
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sundry popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
sundry usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for sundry
adj sundry
- a few — small number of
- alive with — teeming with; full of (living or moving things)
- anthologized — to compile an anthology.
- assorted — A group of assorted things is a group of similar things that are of different sizes or colours or have different qualities.
- contrastive — tending to contrast; contrasting. contrastive colors.
adjective sundry
- mixed — put together or formed by mixing.
- multivarious — Many and various.
- odd — differing in nature from what is ordinary, usual, or expected: an odd choice.
- omnifarious — of all forms, varieties, or kinds.
- omniform — Having every form or shape.
Top questions with sundry
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See also
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