Diverse (?; 277), a. [The same word as divers. See Divers.] 1. Different; unlike; dissimilar; distinct; separate.
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The word . . . is used in a sense very diverse from its original import. J. Edwards.
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Our roads are diverse: farewell, love! said she. R. Browning.
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2. Capable of various forms; multiform.
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Eloquence is a great and diverse thing. B. Jonson.
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Diverse (?), v. i. To turn aside. [Obs.]
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The redcross knight diverst, but forth rode Britomart. Spenser.
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