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Sundry

Definition: Sundry

Sundry

Adjective

1. Consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds (even to the point of incongruity); "an arrangement of assorted spring flowers"; "assorted sizes"; "miscellaneous accessories"; "a mixed program of baroque and contemporary music"; "a motley crew"; "sundry sciences commonly known as social"- I.A.Richards.

Noun

1. Miscellaneous unspecified artifacts; "the trunk was full of stuff".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "sundry" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1350. (references)

Etymology: Sundry \Sun"dry\, adjective. [from Old English expression sundry, sondry, Anglo-Saxon syndrig, from sundor asunder. See Sunder, transitive verb]. (Websters 1913)


Synonyms: Sundry

Synonyms: assorted (adj), miscellaneous (adj), mixed (adj), motley (adj), sundry(a) (adj), stuff (n), sundries (n), whatchamacallit (n), whatsis (n). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: Sundry

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Multitude

Adjective: many, several, sundry, divers, various, not a few; Briarean; a hundred, a thousand, a myriad, a million, a quadrillion, a nonillion, a thousand and one; some ten or a dozen, some forty or fifty; half a dozen, half a hundred; very many, full many, ever so many; numerous; numerose; profuse, in profusion; manifold, multiplied, multitudinous, multiple, multinominal, teeming, populous, peopled, crowded, thick, studded; galore.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Sundry

English words defined with "sundry": PolySundrilyToo many. (references)
Specialty definitions using "sundry": Æson's BathArthurian RomancesBraceletClelia, Collywobbles, court officer, CoxeyitesScotch Breakfast, STEWARD/STEWARDESS, CHIEF, CARGO VESSEL. (references)

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Commercial Usage: Sundry

DomainTitle

Books

  • Essays, Plays and Sundry Verses (reference)

  • Fishing Dogs: A Guide to the History, Talents, and Training of the Baildale, the Flounderhounder, the Angler Dog, and Sundry Other Breeds of Aquatic (reference)

  • Is the Moon in China Just As Round?: Sporting Life and Sundry Scenes (reference)

  • Scientists, Sages and Sundry Other Sinners: The Collected Short Fiction of David J. Sheskin (reference)

  • The natural and political history of the State of Vermont, one of the United States of America; to which is added an appendix containing answers to sundry queries addressed to the author (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Consumer Goods

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Photo Album: Sundry

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Sundry seal sketches from the author's portfolio. Plate VIII, page 74. On St. Paul Island. In: "Seal and Salmon Fisheries and General Resources of Alaska." By United States Treasury Department, Special Agents Division. 1898. Volume III. Credit: Treasures of the Library.

Plate 28. Sundry seal sketches on the Pribylov Islands. Credit: National Marine Fisheries Historical Image Collection.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Historic Usage: Sundry

AuthorDateQuotation

John Locke

1690

The inconveniences of one kind have caused sundry others to be devised; so that in a word, all public regiment, of what kind soever, seemeth evidently to have risen from the deliberate advice, consultation and composition between men, judging it convenient and behoveful; there being no impossibility in nature considered by itself, but that man might have lived without any public regiment, Hooker's Eccl. (Second Treatise of Government)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Use in Literature: Sundry

TitleAuthorQuote

Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

It seems that while Madame Magloire was out making provision for supper, she had heard the news in sundry places.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Sundry

SubjectTopicQuote

Economic History

India

It is not unusual for negotiations to drag on for years and be held up at more than one of the sundry levels within the Indian bureaucracy for long periods with no discernible movement or reason given for lack of progress. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Speeches: Sundry

SpeakerTermPhrase(s)

Andrew Jackson

1829-1837The Government had without necessity received from the people a large surplus, which, instead of being employed as heretofore and returned to them by means of the public expenditure, was deposited with sundry banks.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Usage Frequency: Sundry

"Sundry" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Sundry" is used about 184 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Adjective (general or positive)100%18422,714

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expression: Sundry

Expressions using "sundry": All and sundry sundry expenses sundry income. Additional references.

Hypenated Usage

Ending with "sundry": all-and-sundry.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Sundry

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

sundry

53

goods shop sundry

42

dealer goods sundry wholesale

18

goods in india sundry

13

sundry jar

12

goods sundry

7

sonnet sundry

6

debtors sundry

6

goods importer sundry

4

artistic ginastica manifestation sundry

3

glass jar sundry

2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Sundry

Language Translations for "sundry"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Albanian

  

i ndryshëm (alias, another, assorted, different, disparate, dissimilar, distinct, divergent, diverse, new, other, otherwise, unlike, variant, various), disa (any, certain, couple, divers, several, some, umpteen, various). (various references)

   

Arabic 

  

‏مقالات متنوعة, ‏متنوع (assorted, different, diverse, diversified, heterogeneous, manifold, miscellaneous, motley, multifarious, omnifarious, several, variant, varied, various), ‏متعدد (diverse, diversified, manifold, multiple, numerous, varied, various), ‏مختلف (contradictory, contrastive, different, discrepant, disparate, dissimilar, distinct, diverse, diversified, several, unlike, variant, various), ‏عدة (apparatus, equipage, equipment, gang, kit, outfit, several, tackle). (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

разни (miscellaneous, various), няколко (several, some, umpteen, various). (various references)

   

Chinese 

  

各式各 (sun-dried). (various references)

   

Czech

  

rozmanitý (diverse, diverting, miscellaneous, multifarious, various), rozlièný (manifold, several), rùzný (different, diverse, miscellaneous, several, variant, varied, various). (various references)

   

Danish

  

diverse udgifter. (various references)

   

Finnish

  

muuta. (various references)

   

French

  

divers. (various references)

   

German

  

verschiedene (deserve, miscellaneous, several, umpteen, various). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

διάφοροι (several). (various references)

   

Hebrew 

  

שו ים (miscellaneous, sundries, varied, various). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

többfajta, különféle (divers, miscellaneous, multifarious, multiform, several, various), különböző (different, differing, dissimilar, distinct, diverse, several, various). (various references)

   

Italian

  

diversi (different, divers, other, others, several). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

細細した . (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

"ま"ました. (various references)

   

Korean 

  

잡다한 (miscellaneous). (various references)

   

Manx

  

scarrit (detached, disconnected, disengaged, distinguished, disunited, divorced, parted, separated, spaced), anchaslyssagh (differential). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

undrysay

   

Portuguese

  

variados, vários (divers, manifold, several, some, umpteen, various), quotizações (levies), miudezas (oddments, odds and ends), diversos (divers, manifold, several), de várias espécies, coisas diversas, artigos variados. (various references)

   

Romanian

  

variat (assorted, different, manifold, multifarious, multitudinous, varied, various), felurit (different, diverse, manifold, multifarious, multiple, multitudinous, variant, varied, various), divers (different, diverse, medley, motley, multifarious, multitudinous, several, varied, various), diferit (alien, different, differently, dissimilar, distinct, divers, diverse, manifold, medley, otherwise, several, unlike, varied, various), deosebit (apart, choice, different, differently, dissimilar, distinct, distinguished, divergent, diverse, especial, excellent, extra, in a class by itself, particular, peculiar, peculiarly, profoundly, remarkable, separate, singular, special, specific, strange, uncommon, unlike, unusual, variant, varied), amestecat (amalgamate, combined, divers, involved, medley, miscellaneous, mixed, mobbish, motley, promiscuous, scratchy, so so, varied, various). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

различный (different, separate, several, variant, varied, various). (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

sušen na suncu (sun-dried). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

varios (divers, several, some), diversos (discriminatively, divers). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

diverse (divers, miscellaneous, miscellany, sundries, various). (various references)

   

Thai

  

ต่างๆ. (various references)

   

Turkish

  

türlü (hodgpodge, hotchpotch, mixed vegetables, olio, Olla, varied, variegated, various), muhtelif, birtakım (some), çeşitli (assorted, different, differently, divers, diverse, diversified, manifold, medley, miscellaneous, multifarious, varied, various). (various references)

   

Ukrainian

  

різний (different, divers, diverse, odd, several, variant, varied, various). (various references)

   

Vietnamese 

  

tạp nhạp, lặt vặt (fiddle-faddle, fiddling, odd, peddling, petty). (various references)

   

Welsh

  

amrywiol, amryw (several, various), amryfal (manifold, various). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Bible Trace: Sundry

LanguageDateSourceHebrews Chapter 1, Verse 1
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintPolumerwV kai polutropwV palai o qeoV lalhsaV toiV patrasin en toiV profhtaiV ep escatwn twn hmerwn toutwn elalhsen hmin en uiw
Latin405VulgateMultifariam et multis modis olim Deus loquens patribus in prophetis
Middle English1395WyclifGod, that spak sum tyme bi prophetis in many maneres to oure fadris, at the
Renaissance English1526TyndaleGod in tyme past diversly and many wayes spake vnto the fathers by Prophetes:
Jacobean English1611King JamesGod, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,
Victorian English1833WebsterGod, who at sundry times and in divers manners spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets,
Basic English1964OgdenIn times past the word of God came to our fathers through the prophets, in different parts and in different ways;

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: Sundry

LanguageHebrews Chapter 1, Verse 1
Cebuano¶ Sa daghan ug nagkalainlaing mga paagi ang Dios misulti kaniadto sa karaang kapanahonan ngadto sa atong mga ginikanan pinaagi sa mga profeta;
CroatianViše puta i na više naèina Bog nekoæ govoraše ocima po prorocima;
DanishEfter at Gud fordum havde talt mange Gange og på mange Måder, til Fædrene ved Profeterne, så har han ved Slutningen af disse Dage talt til os ved sin Søn,
DutchGod, voortijds veelmaal en op velerlei wijze, tot de vaderen gesproken hebbende door de profeten, heeft in deze laatste dagen tot ons gesproken door den Zoon;
FinnishSittenkuin Jumala muinoin monesti ja monella tapaa oli puhunut isille profeettain kautta,
FrenchAprès avoir autrefois, plusieurs reprises et de plusieurs manières, parlé nos pères par les prophètes,
GermanNachdem vorzeiten Gott manchmal und mancherleiweise geredet hat zu den Vätern durch die Propheten,
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariPada zaman dahulu banyak kali Allah berbicara kepada nenek moyang kita melalui nabi-nabi dengan memakai bermacam-macam cara.
Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaSetelah sudah Allah berfirman pada zaman dahulu kala kepada segala nenek moyang kita dengan lidah nabi-nabi beberapa kali dan atas berbagai-bagai peri,
ItalianDio, che aveva gia parlato nei tempi antichi molte volte e in diversi modi ai padri per mezzo dei profeti, ultimamente,
LatvianDaudzkârt un daþâdos veidos Dievs caur pravieðiem runâjis mûsu tçviem.
Maori¶ He maha nga wahi, he maha nga huarahi i korero ai te Atua i mua, ara nga poropiti, ki nga matua,
NorwegianEfterat Gud fordum hadde talt mange ganger og på mange måter til fedrene ved profetene, så har han i disse siste dager talt til oss ved Sønnen,
PortugueseHavendo Deus antigamente falado muitas vezes, e de muitas maneiras, aos pais, pelos profetas,   
RumanianDupq ce a vorbit kn vechime pqrinyilor nowtri prin prooroci, kn multe rknduri wi kn multe chipuri, Dumnezeu,
Shuar¶ Yáunchuka Yúsnan etserniujai chichas Yus ni Enentáimmian ii uuntrin ujakmiayi. Tura Untsurí nunkanmasha tura Untsurí uwitincha Niisháa Niisháa chichas ujakmiayi.
SpanishDios, habiendo hablado en otro tiempo muchas veces y de muchas maneras a los padres por los profetas,
SwahiliHapo zamani, Mungu alisema na babu zetu mara nyingi kwa namna nyingi kwa njia ya manabii,
SwedishGuds uppenbarelse genom Sonen, som enligt skriften är större än änglarna.
Uma¶ Owi, wori' ngkani Alata'ala mololita hi ntu'a-ta nte wiwi nabi-nabi, pai' wori' nyala ohea to napake' mpololitai-ra.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Misspellings: Sundry

Misspellings

"Sundry" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Aundray, dunadry, Dundry, Gundry, Sandri, Sandry, Skundric, snudy, soundry, sundary, sundery, sundr, sundrey, sundrie, sundryu, sundsy, sunfry, sunnr, sunr, tundry, undry, zundry. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Sundry"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "sundry" (pronounced su"ndrē)
4-n d r ēfoundry, husbandry, laundry, polyandry.
3-d r ēcadre, heraldry, ribaldry, tawdry, wizardry.

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: Sundry

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "d-n-r-s-u-y"

-1 letter: durns, nurds, rynds.

-2 letters: drys, duns, durn, nurd, runs, rynd, surd, undy, urds, urns.

-3 letters: dry, dun, nus, run, sun, syn, uns, urd, urn.

-4 letters: nu, un, us.

 Words containing the letters "d-n-r-s-u-y"
 

+2 letters: industry.

 

+3 letters: anhydrous, husbandry, junkyards, underbuys, underlays, underpays, unsprayed.

 

+4 letters: greyhounds, gynandrous, hydroniums, restudying, roundelays, underplays, understory, understudy, wondrously.

 

+5 letters: androgynous, bodysurfing, countryside, dangerously, delusionary, hydrogenous, nonindustry, playgrounds, polyandrous, ponderously, scoundrelly, subindustry, undersupply, undesirably, unsoldierly.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Commercial
5. Images: Photo Album
6. Quotations: Historic
7. Quotations: Fiction
8. Quotations: Non-fiction
9. Quotations: Speeches
10. Usage Frequency
11. Expressions
12. Expressions: Internet
13. Translations: Modern
14. Bible Trace
15. Derivations
16. Rhymes
17. Anagrams
18. Bibliography


  

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