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Entry 4 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Diverse

/dīv-ẽrs'/ · Di·verse · IPA /daɪˈvɝs/
01 a. Different; unlike; dissimilar; distinct; separate.
  1. 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. 2.
    Capable of various forms; multiform.
    “Eloquence is a great and diverse thing.” — B. Jonson.
02 adv. In different directions; diversely.
  1. 1.
    In different directions; diversely.
03 v. i. To turn aside.
  1. 1.
    To turn aside.[Obs.]
    “The redcross knight diverst, but forth rode Britomart.” — Spenser.