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Vinony

multipurpose

adjective

  1. useful for multiple purposes
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /mʌltipɝpəs/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mel-der. Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tós? Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- English purpose English multipurpose From multi- + purpose.

  1. Designed or intended to fit more than one type of function or application; having multiple uses.

    “Arguably the most potent version of that meme merges the heatmaps with a multipurpose version of the IQ bell curve, populated with three “wojaks” on the stupid, middlebrow, and supersmart bits of that curve. The liberal heatmap is paired with the figure in the meaty middle of the graph, while the conservative one fits with the narrower extremes of the IQ spectrum.”