On A Protean Diet?

Dictionary.com | Word of the Day for Thursday May 9, 2002
protean \PRO-tee-un; pro-TEE-un\, adjective:
1. Displaying considerable variety or diversity.
2. Readily assuming different shapes or forms.

The [Broadway] musical was ceaselessly protean in these
years, usually conventional but always developing
convention, twisting it, replacing it.
--Ethan Mordden, [1]Coming Up Roses

Roosevelt's performance in the civil rights meeting
illustrated one of the central operating principles of his
protean executive style, a style that transformed the
presidency, and the nation: a willingness to delay
decisions, change his mind, keep his options open, avoid
commitments, or even deceive people in the relentless
pursuit of noble objectives.
--William Doyle, [2]Inside the Oval Office

He was a protean character who constantly adapted to his
environment.
--David Maraniss, [3]The Clinton Enigma
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Protean is derived from Proteus, an ancient Greek god who had
the ability to change his shape at will.