Definition of 'sundry'
1. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
If someone refers to sundry people or things, they are referring to several people or things that are all different
from each other.
[formal]
2.
See all and sundry
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sundry in British English
determiner
1.
several or various; miscellaneous
pronoun
2. See all and sundry
nounWord forms: plural -dries
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Word origin
Old English syndrig separate; related to Old High German suntarīg; see sunder, -y1Word Frequency
sundry in American English
adjective
pronoun [with pl. v.]
2.
sundry persons or things
used mainly in the phrase all and sundry, everybody; one and all Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by
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sundry in American English
(ˈsʌndri)
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Derived forms
sundrily adverb
sundriness
noun
Word origin
[bef. 900; ME; OE syndrig private, separate, equiv. to syndr- (mutated form of sundor asunder) + -ig -y1; akin to sunder]Examples of 'sundry' in a sentence
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British English: sundry
ADJECTIVE /ˈsʌndrɪ/
If someone refers to sundry people or things, they are referring to several people or things that are all different from each other.
Scientists, business people, and sundry others gathered on Monday for the official opening.
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