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variably

/ˈvɛɹiəbɫi/ adv

In a variable manner.

Word Origin Variably comes from Latin 'varius', meaning diverse or changing — the same root that gives us vary, variety, various, and variable. The suffix -able makes it 'able to vary', and -ly turns it into an adverb. So something done variably is done in a changeable, inconsistent way. The PIE root *wer- also gives us words like 'weird' (originally meaning fate, changeable).

adv In a variable manner.

The weather in this region changes variably throughout the day.

(副词) 可变地；不定地

这个地区的天气在一天中变化无常。

(adverbio) variablemente; de forma variable; de manera variable [De manera variable.]

El clima en esta región cambia de manera variable a lo largo del día.

(adverbe) variablement; de manière variable; irrégulièrement [De manière variable, changeante, instable.]

Le temps dans cette région change de manière variable au cours de la journée.

(Adverb) variabel; wechselhaft; unterschiedlich [**variably** – auf eine veränderliche, unbeständige oder schwankende Weise.]

Das Wetter in dieser Region ändert sich **variably** im Laufe des Tages.

(副詞) 変わりやすいさまに。不規則に。

この地域の天気は、一日を通してめまぐるしく変化する。

(advérbio) variavelmente; de modo variável; mutavelmente [De maneira variável.]

O clima nesta região muda de forma variável ao longo do dia.

Synonyms: changeably inconstantly unstably fluctuatingly erratically intermittently irregularly unpredictably Antonyms: constantly invariably steadily consistently
Word parts: vari + able + ly

Related words

variance variant variation variety varied invariably

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