Ver"sa*tile (?),a. [L.versatilis,fr.versare to turn around, v. freq. ofvertere: cf. F.versatile. SeeVerse.]1.Capable ofbeing turned round.Harte.

2.Liable to be turned in opinion; changeable;variable; unsteady; inconstant; asversatile disposition.

3.Turning with ease from one thing to another;readily applied to a new task, or to various subjects; many-sided; as,versatile genius; aversatile politician.

Conspicuous among the youths of high promise . . . was thequick andversatile [Charles] Montagu.

4.(Nat. Hist.)Capable of turning; freelymovable; as, aversatile anther, which is fixed at one point to thefilament, and hence is very easily turned around; aversatile toe ofa bird.

--Ver"sa*tile*ly,adv. -- --Ver"sa*tile*ness,n.