marked by diversity or difference; " the varying angles of roof slope"; " nature is infinitely variable"

of Vary

a. & amp; n. from Vary.

a. & n. from Vary.

Changing; altering.

More could have been done, however, to give them their opportunity, and the responsibility for not varying the list of speakers rests on Redmond. – John Redmond's Last Years by Stephen Gwynn

It was work that appealed to persons of varying ranks and of varying degrees of learning. – Early Theories of Translation by Flora Ross Amos

The three ladies greeted their nephew with varying degrees of enthusiasm. – The Perpetual Curate by Mrs [Margaret] Oliphant

The varying aspects in which Doggie had presented himself to her, in the past few months, had been bewildering. – The Rough Road by William John Locke

The hum of the city made a blurred wash of sound, like the varying yet steady wash of the sea. – The Stolen Singer by Martha Idell Fletcher Bellinger

More than an hour passed before these varying sounds grew indistinct. – The Puppet Crown by Harold MacGrath

You see, then, that we have the power in this way of varying the flame in different directions. – The Chemical History Of A Candle by Michael Faraday

He may express varying degrees of surprise in the face and he will find varying degrees, to correspond, of fulness and roundness go into the voice. – Seed Thoughts for Singers by Frank Herbert Tubbs

The intriguants gazed at him, speechless, with varying emotions. – The Strong Arm by Robert Barr

The mental image can contain all the qualities of an object in even less degree than the perception; the image is the result of selection, varying with every case. – Essay on the Creative Imagination by Th. Ribot

And the arrival of the English lawyer affected not only Nancy herself but, in varying ways, Senator Burton and his son. – The End of Her Honeymoon by Marie Belloc Lowndes

It is a yellow loam, with clay, varying from two to six feet from surface. – Success With Small Fruits by E. P. Roe

The quantity indeed would enlarge with the demand, but its value would be invariable, and it would be eminently well calculated to measure the varying value of all other things. – On The Principles of Political Economy, and Taxation by David Ricardo

He played on with varying success. – The Desire of the Moth; and The Come On by Eugene Manlove Rhodes

The name also appears, in ever- varying form, in the narratives of other early French explorers and missionaries. – The Makers of Canada: Index and Dictionary of Canadian History by Various

There dart the lives of a day, ever- varying tactics fantastic. – The Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith by George Meredith

For a full hour, Ashton- Kirk moved up and down the library, his eyes half closed, varying expressions appearing and disappearing upon his face. – Ashton-Kirk, Investigator by John T. McIntyre

This melody, however, or so frequent varying of the sound of each word, is a proof of nothing, but of the fine ear of that people. – The Grammar of English Grammars by Goold Brown