polymorphous
adjective
poly·mor·phous
ˌpä-lē-ˈmȯr-fəs 
: having, assuming, or occurring in various forms, characters, or styles : polymorphic
a polymorphous rash
polymorphous sexuality
polymorphously
adverb
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Goddesses take pleasure in themselves, and a wonderful polymorphous sexuality underlies it all.
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Jerry Saltz,
Vulture,
8 Mar. 2024
The songs had accreted parts over decades, with material from Gabriel’s longtime band; from the polymorphous musician Brian Eno; from Swedish and South African choirs; from orchestral arrangements; and from Gabriel’s library of samples and sessions.
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Jon Pareles,
New York Times,
30 Nov. 2023
In the late 1970s Mueller traded on her midnight-movie stardom to become a leading light of New York’s downtown scene at the height of its polymorphous perversity.
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Negar Azimi,
The New York Review of Books,
30 Mar. 2023
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Jerry Saltz,
Vulture,
8 Mar. 2024
The songs had accreted parts over decades, with material from Gabriel’s longtime band; from the polymorphous musician Brian Eno; from Swedish and South African choirs; from orchestral arrangements; and from Gabriel’s library of samples and sessions.
—
Jon Pareles,
New York Times,
30 Nov. 2023
In the late 1970s Mueller traded on her midnight-movie stardom to become a leading light of New York’s downtown scene at the height of its polymorphous perversity.
—
Negar Azimi,
The New York Review of Books,
30 Mar. 2023
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polymorphous
adjective
poly·mor·phous
-ˈmȯr-fəs
: having, assuming, or occurring in various forms : polymorphic
polymorphous skin rashes
polymorphously
adverb
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