"versipellous" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /vɜːˈsɪpələs/ Forms: more versipellous [comparative], most versipellous [superlative]
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) Head templates: {{en-adj}} versipellous (comparative more versipellous, superlative most versipellous)
  1. (rare) changeable; protean; having a form, nature or appearance that changes often Tags: rare
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