dīversus or dīvorsus adj. with sup.
P. of diverto; dis + verto,
turned different ways, opposite, contrary
: in diversum iter equi concitati, L.:
iter a proposito, Cs.: diversam aciem in duas partīs constituit,
with a double front
, Cs.: duo (cinguli) maxime inter se diversi
(i. e. the two polar circles): procurrentibus in diversa terris,
Ta.: auditis diversā valle mugitibus,
from opposite quarters
, O. —
Turned away, apart, separate
: diversi pugnabant,
separately
, Cs.: iam antea diversi audistis,
individually
, S.: diversi dissipatique in omnīs
partīs fugere, Cs.: fuga, L.: diversi consules discedunt,
L.: quo diversus abis?
away
, V.: in locis maxime diversis,
very widely separated
: regio ab se,
remotely
, L.: diversissimis locis,
L.: diverso itinere,
by a side-path
, Cs.—As subst
n.
: ex diverso caeli,
from another quarter
, V.: ex diverso veniemus,
from different directions
, V.: diversa sequentes,
other pursuits
, H.—
Remote, fardistant
: Aesar, i. e.
in a far country
, O.: exsilia,
V.—Fig.,
different, diverse, opposite, contrary, conflicting
: naturae studia: inter se mala, S.:
consilia, Cs.: Est huic
diversum vitio vitium prope mains, H.: reges
diversi pars ingenium, alii corpus exercebant,
pursuing opposite courses
, S.: fata duorum, V.:
utrum ... an ... in diversum auctores trahunt,
there is a conflict of authorities
, L.: a te totus diversus est,
dissents entirely
: par ingenio, morum diversus, Ta.:
iudices per diversa implacabiles,
for opposite reasons
, Ta.—
Unsettled, irresolute, distracted
: Metu ac libidine, S.: animi, Ta.: diversi inconstantia
volgi, Tb. —
Different, unlike, dissimilar, distinct
: genera bellorum: filii longissime diversa ratio
est: flumina diversa locis, V.: ab his divorsae
litterae, S.
