sundry
Use Sundry in a sentence
dri adjective
Idioms 1.
various or diverse: sundry persons.
2.
all and sundry, everybody, collectively and individually: Free samples were given to all and sundry.
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World English Dictionary
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| —determiner | |
| 1. | several or various; miscellaneous |
| —pron | |
| 2. | all and sundry all the various people, individually and collectively |
| —n , -dries | |
| 3. | (plural) miscellaneous unspecified items |
| 4. | (Austral) cricket also called: extra a run not scored from the bat, such as a wide, no-ball, bye, or leg bye |
| [Old English syndrig separate; related to Old High German suntarīg; see | |
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Word Origin & History
sundry
O.E. syndrig "separate, apart, special," related to sundor "separately" (see sunder). Phrase all and sundry first recorded 1389; sundries "odds and ends" is first found 1755.
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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Example sentences
But not without sundry twinges of impotent rebellion against the mild effrontery of this unaccountable scrivener.
The hotel also has room for parking boats in the parking lot, a laundry room and a gift and sundry shop.
The hotel also features a gift and sundry shop, outdoor heated pool and two on-site eateries.
Her administration is mired in sundry allegations of graft and electoral fraud.
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