Emily Dickinson Lexicon

DI'VERSE, a. [L. diversus.]

1. Different; differing. Four great beasts came up from the sea, diverse from one another. – Dan. vii.
2. Different from itself; various; multiform. Eloquence is a diverse thing. – B. Jonson.
3. In different directions. And with tendrils creep diverse. – Philips.