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com·pre·hen·sive  (kmpr-hnsv)
adj.
1. So large in scope or content as to include much: a comprehensive history of the revolution.
2. Marked by or showing extensive understanding: comprehensive knowledge.
n.
1. An examination or series of examinations covering the entire field of major study, given in the final undergraduate or graduate year of college. Often used in the plural.
2. A preliminary layout showing all the elements planned for an advertisement.

[Late Latin comprehnsvus, conceivable, from Latin comprehnsus, past participle of comprehendere, to comprehend; see comprehend.]

compre·hensive·ly adv.
compre·hensive·ness n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.comprehensively - in an all-inclusive manner
noncomprehensively - in a limited way
Translations
comprehensively [ˌkɒmprɪˈhensɪvlɪ] ADV (= thoroughly) → de forma exhaustiva
the book is comprehensively illustratedel libro está ampliamente ilustrado
they were comprehensively beaten by the Italian championssufrieron una derrota aplastante frente a or ante los campeones italianos
comprehensively [ˌkɒmprɪˈhɛnsɪvli] adv [reject, destroy, rebuild] → complètement; [beat, defeat] → à plate couture
England were comprehensively beaten by South Africa → L'Afrique du Sud a battu l'Angleterre à plate couture.
comprehensive school n (British) école secondaire non sélective avec libre circulation d'une section à l'autreCES m
comprehensively
advumfassend
comprehensively [ˌkɒmprɪˈhɛnsɪvlɪ] adv (study, review) → in modo esauriente; (describe) → dettagliatamente
comprehensively [ˌkɒmprɪˈhɛnsɪvlɪ] adv (study, review) → in modo esauriente; (describe) → dettagliatamente


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And although one cannot give a final judgment on all of these things unless one possesses the particulars of those states in which a decision has to be made, nevertheless I will speak as comprehensively as the matter of itself will admit.
He had just made the acquaintance of a group of citizens when an invisible dog began to yelp and snarl and howl and make himself very comprehensively disagreeable, whereupon young Wilson said, much as one who is thinking aloud:
The man had gone into a rage and had sworn comprehensively.
 
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