Di*verse" (?), adv. In different
directions; diversely.
Di"verse (?; 277), a. [The same word as
divers. See Divers.] 1. Different;
unlike; dissimilar; distinct; separate.
The word . . . is used in a sense very diverse
from its original import.
J. Edwards.
Our roads are diverse: farewell, love! said
she.
R. Browning.
2. Capable of various forms;
multiform.
Eloquence is a great and diverse
thing.
B. Jonson.