sundry

[suhn-dree]

adjective

1. various or diverse.

   sundry persons.

sundry

/ ˈsʌndrɪ /

determiner

1. several or various; miscellaneous

pronoun

1. all the various people, individually and collectively

noun

1. (plural) miscellaneous unspecified items

2. also called: extra. cricket a run not scored from the bat, such as a wide, no-ball, bye, or leg bye

Other Word Forms

• sundrily adverb
• sundriness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of sundry¹

before 900; Middle English; Old English syndrig private, separate, equivalent to syndr- (mutated form of sundor asunder ) + -ig -y ¹; akin to sunder

Word History and Origins

Origin of sundry¹

Old English syndrig separate; related to Old High German suntarīg; see _sunder , _-y ¹

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. all and sundry, everybody, collectively and individually.

   Free samples were given to all and sundry.

see all and sundry.

Example Sentences

The contestants deal with rough seas, strong currents, jellyfish and sundry venomous creatures, intruding fishermen, limited air, sinus crises, variable visibility and unexpected orcas.

From Los Angeles Times

Once upon a time, the accomplished filmmaker Robert Eggers was a serious 9-year-old in small-town Lee, N.H., methodically making his way through his school library’s series on various and sundry monsters.

From Los Angeles Times

She got busted by the FCC, handed over her $500 or so worth of equipment in lieu of a $10,000 fine, and went to work writing about motorcycles and sundry adventures for the L.A.

From Los Angeles Times

Murders, sundry lesser crimes and a tense climax aside, “Renegade Nell” is light-hearted, cheeky and something short of high-toned in that peculiar British way.

From Los Angeles Times

Now, in Britain, a group of bodybuilders, personal trainers and sundry gym rats have stepped unto the breach.

From New York Times

Related Words

• assorted 
• various