sundry

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adjective

sun·​dry ˈsən-drē 

: including many things of different kinds : miscellaneous, various

sundry items/articles

The interior was padded and crammed with little pockets and nets for hatboxes and sundry possessions.

—Graham Robb

Served up with these, were sundry greens, —lichens, mosses, ferns, and fungi.

—Herman Melville

It's not just books on sale anymore—it's CD's, DVD's, greeting cards, stationery, sundry gifts, coffee and baked goods …

—Charles Taylor

… to protect us from colds, broken crockery, and the sundry inconveniences of a royal household.

—Gail Carson Levine

At the same time the populace, reading the news items of his doings and hearing him speak on various and sundry occasions, conceived a great fancy for him.

—Theodore Dreiser

sundry

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pronoun

plural in construction

: an indeterminate number

—usually used in the phrase all and sundry to mean "everyone"

Whenever a crowd gathered, as it did at every stop, we interrogated all and sundry about the events of 1943.

—Samuel Eliot Morison

Cluny lashed out at all and sundry with his tail, foaming at the mouth and cursing wildly …

—Brian Jacques

compare sundries

Examples of sundry in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Losing a low-cost competitor is unfortunate, and would at least for awhile, increase concentration in a business where sundry routes offer just one or two competitors. —Shawn Tully, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026

Wagner is among a bevy of hosts from progressive outlet Crooked Media who can be seen on MS NOW every Saturday night at 9 in clips from the collective’s sundry podcasts. —Brian Steinberg, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026

Over the years, for various and sundry reasons, Prince William and Kate Middleton have sometimes missed the family celebration, and Buckingham Palace has yet to confirm if the couple, as well as children Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis, will attend this year's services. —Laura Scafati, Vanity Fair, 4 Apr. 2026

In fact, the series was vaster still, extending both backward and forward in time via works that explored organic forms through sundry media. —Katherine Rochester, Artforum, 1 Apr. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Middle English, different for each, from Old English syndrig, from sundor apart — more at sunder

First Known Use

Adjective

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Pronoun

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing sundry

• all and sundry

Kids Definition

sundry

adjective

sun·​dry

ˈsən-drē

: miscellaneous, several, various

for sundry reasons