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Carious vs Various - What's the difference?

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As adjectives the difference between carious and various

is that carious is having caries; decayed while various is having a broad range (of different elements).

As a determiner various is

more than one (of an indeterminate set of things).

carious

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Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having caries; decayed.
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  • * 1840 William Percivall, Hippopathology: a treatise on the disorders and lameness of the horse
    • My father's museum contained several preparations of carious teeth.

    various

    English

    Determiner

    (en determiner)
  • More than one (of an indeterminate set of things).
    • Various books have been taken.
    There are various ways to fix the problem.
    You have broken various of the rules.

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Having a broad range (of different elements).
    • The reasons are various .

    Synonyms

    * sundry * motley * manifold * medley * miscellaneous * diverse

    Related terms

    {{rel3, variant , variation , variegate , variety , variously , vary}}

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