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versatile.

Capable of doing many things competently.

9 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈvɜː.səˌtaɪl/Received-Pronunciation[ˈvɜː.səˌtaɪɫ]Received-Pronunciation/ˈvɝ.sə.təl/Canada, General-American[ˈvɝ.sə.ɾəl]Canada, General-American
  1. Capable of doing many things competently.

  2. Having varied uses or many functions.

    usually
  3. Changeable or inconstant.

  4. Capable of moving freely in all directions.

  5. Synonym of vers (“Willing to take either a penetrative or receptive role in anal sex”).

  6. Being a switch; capable of taking either a dominant or a submissive role.

  7. Capable of being either a dominant or a submissive partner in a sexual relationship.

    broadly
Where this word comes from

From Latin versātilis (“turning easily”), from versātus, past participle of versō (“to turn, change”), frequentative of vertō (“to turn”).

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