divergent

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

From Latin dis- (“apart”) + vergere (“to turn”) + the adjectival suffix -ent.

But this quest itself took place in divergent directions. — Creative Evolution, Bergson, Henri
At least they seem capable of affording support to the most divergent doctrines. — A history of economic doctrines : $b from the time of the physiocrats to the present day, Charles Gide
His eyes were divergent, being deviated outward; a skew deviation from the horizontal was present. — Report of the President's Commission on the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy, United States. Warren Commission

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