sundry

[ suhn-dree ]

adjective

1. various or diverse:

   sundry persons.

sundry

/ ˈsʌndrɪ /

determiner

1. several or various; miscellaneous

pronoun

1. all and sundry
   all the various people, individually and collectively

noun

1. plural miscellaneous unspecified items
2. also calledextra cricket a run not scored from the bat, such as a wide, no-ball, bye, or leg bye

Other Words From

• sundri·ly adverb
• sundri·ness 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.

More idioms and phrases containing sundry

see all and sundry .

Example Sentences

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

Whether the mold is real is immaterial; her retinue of advisers, oligarchs and sundry quacks must behave like it is.

From New York Times

When the evidence warrants a guilty verdict – and I think it does in all of the various and sundry criminal prosecutions against him, Trump should be found guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

From Salon

Related Words

• assorted
• various