versipellous

Meaning

changeable; protean; having a form, nature or appearance that changes often

Synonyms

proteinaceous

Translations

vielgestaltig

proteusartig

amöbenartig

proteisch

wandelhaft

proteico

relativo a ou característico de Proteus

extremamente variável

değişken

Pronounced as (IPA)

/vɜːˈsɪpələs/

Etymology

Formed from versi- ‘turning, changing’ (combinatory form of Latin versus ‘turn’) + ultimately Latin pellis ‘skin’. (Used initially as a word of unknown origin in Nathaniel Ward's Discolliminium, or A Most Obedient Reply to a Late Book called 'Bounds and Bonds' By B)