variously

adverb

var·​i·​ous·​ly ˈver-ē-əs-lē 

1

: in various ways : at various times

was variously occupied teaching, farming, and clerking

2

: by various designations

known variously as principal, headmaster, and rector

Examples of variously in a Sentence

He has been variously described as a hero and a villain.

The term is spelled variously in different places.

The concept of freedom has been variously understood by different people.

Recent Examples on the Web

She was variously reported to have been between eighty-six and eighty-eight. — News Desk, Artforum, 9 July 2026

Top universities are missing middle-class students College aid officials talk a lot these days about a demographic phenomenon variously called the missing middle, the doughnut or the barbell. — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 8 July 2026

This was competitors at each other’s throats – sure, literally so is a bit much – and variously penalized for it. — Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 2 July 2026

Polls have, variously, shown Schlossberg leading at twenty-two per cent, then trailing at eleven per cent; Lasher at twenty-two and at fourteen. — Naaman Zhou, New Yorker, 22 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1627, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for variously

• hilariously
• precariously
• vicariously