various and sundry



various and sundry

Of different kinds, miscellaneous, as in Various and sundry items did not sell, so they'll probably hold another auction. This expression is a redundancy, the two adjectives meaning just about the same thing.
See also: and, sundry

various and sundry

Different and unspecified items. “Various” means “several different things.” So does “sundry” (variety stores sold sundry goods), so to report that “the meeting discussed various and sundry topics” is to be redundant. But that's never stopped all but the linguistically fastidious from using such expressions.
See also: and, sundry

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Metodija-Macedonian
Marijn-Dutch
Willabert-Ancient Germanic
WolfWUWLF (English)German, Jewish, English (Rare), Ancient Germanic
Ofer-Hebrew
TigernÁN-Irish