capable of or adapted for turning easily from one to another of various tasks, fields of endeavor, etc.: a versatile writer.
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having or capable of many uses: a versatile tool.
3.
Botany. attached at or near the middle so as to swing freely, as an anther.
4.
Zoology. turning either forward or backward: a versatile toe.
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variable or changeable, as in feeling, purpose, or policy: versatile moods.
Origin: 1595–1605; < L versātilis revolving, many-sided, equiv. to versāt(us) (ptp. of versāre, freq. of vertere to turn; see verse, -ate1) + -ilis-ile
Having varied uses or serving many functions: "The most versatile of vegetables is the tomato"(Craig Claiborne).
Variable or inconstant; changeable: a versatile temperament.
Biology Capable of moving freely in all directions, as the antenna of an insect, the toe of an owl, or the loosely attached anther of a flower.
[Latin versātilis, from versātus, past participle of versāre, to turn; see wer-2 in Indo-European roots.] ver'sa·tile·ly adv., ver'sa·til'i·ty (-tĭl'ĭ-tē), ver'sa·tile·ness (-təl-nĭs, -tīl'-) n.
Synonyms: These adjectives mean having many aspects, uses, or abilities: a versatile writer; an all-around athlete; a many-sided subject; a multifaceted undertaking; multifarious interests.
[vur-suh-tl or, especially Brit., -tahyl] 
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