Definizione monolingua

protean

protean (comparative more protean, superlative most protean)

1. Exceedingly variable; readily assuming different shapes or forms.

   An amoeba is a protean animalcule.

   His plots and protean characters plunge readers into the world of fable, yet their universal appeal, as this biography shows, is deeply rooted in the particularity of Garcia Marquez’s own idiosyncratic early life...

   • William A. Henry III:

     He loved to show off his protean talent.

2. Of or pertaining to Proteus; characteristic of Proteus.

Definizione dizionario protean

Altri significati:

Exceedingly variable; readily assuming different shapes or forms.

exceedingly variable

Of or pertaining to Proteus; characteristic of Proteus.