adjective
comprehensive
Including all or nearly all relevant parts or details.
The guide offers comprehensive advice on buying your first home.
Etymology
The Latin verb includes grasping or taking in. Comprehensive describes an account or treatment that takes in the whole relevant subject rather than only a few parts.
More examples
- We need a comprehensive list of everyone attending.
- The clinic provides a comprehensive health assessment.
- This report is more comprehensive than last year's summary.
Forms
comprehensive · more comprehensive · most comprehensive
comprehensively adverb — With all or nearly all details included.
comprehensiveness noun — The quality of covering nearly every aspect.