SEVERAL
adjective
Definitions
- 1. Separate; distinct; particular; single. Each several ship a victory did gain. Dryden. Each might his several province well command, Would all but stoop to what they understand. Pope.
- 2. Diverse; different; various. Spenser. Habits and faculties, several, and to be distinguished. Bacon. Four several armies to the field are led. Dryden.
- 3. Consisting of a number more than two, but not very many; divers; sundry; as, several persons were present when the event took place.
Other Definitions
This word also has 2 other definitions:
SEVERAL
(adverb)
By itself; severally. [Obs.] Every kind of thing is laid up several in barns or storehoudses. Robynson (More's Utopia).
SEVERAL
(noun)
1. Each particular taken singly; an item; a detail; an individual. [Obs.] There was not time enough to hear . . . The severals. Shak.
2. Persons oe o...
Added: October 09, 2025
Updated: October 09, 2025
