adjective
- competent in many things; able to turn easily from one subject or occupation to another; many-sided
- adaptable to many uses or functions
- Rare
- that can be turned or moved around, as on a hinge or pivot
- fickle; inconstant
- Bot. turning about freely on the filament to which it is attached, as an anther
- Zool.
- moving forward or backward, as the toes of a bird
- movable in any direction, as the antenna of an insect
Origin:
Fr < L versatilis, that turns around, movable, versatile < versatus, pp. of versare, to turn often, freq. of vertere, to turn: see verse