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comprehensive

adjective

com·​pre·​hen·​sive ˌkäm-pri-ˈhen(t)-siv How to pronounce comprehensive (audio)
-prē-
1
: covering completely or broadly : inclusive
comprehensive examinations
comprehensive insurance
2
: having or exhibiting wide mental grasp
comprehensive knowledge
comprehensively adverb
comprehensiveness noun

Example Sentences

Natalie's every move was photographed, a documentation of a happy childhood as comprehensive as it was false. John Gregory Dunne, New York Review of Books, 15 Jan. 2004 Inevitably, though, in so comprehensive an account, some important events and themes are cursorily checked off … Isabel Fonseca, Times Literary Supplement, 29 Jan. 1993 Walcott proceeded to misinterpret these fossils in a comprehensive and thoroughly consistent manner … Stephen Jay Gould, Wonderful Life, 1989 a comprehensive overview of European history since the French Revolution a comprehensive listing of all the paintings generally attributed to the Dutch artist Rembrandt
Recent Examples on the Web Jean-Pierre said Republicans in Congress should instead focus on passing a long-term, comprehensive legislation to reform the immigration system. Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2022 All five commissioners hope comprehensive data privacy legislation that’s gaining bipartisan support in Congress becomes law, regardless of party affiliation, but that’s where agreement seems to end. WIRED, 14 Sep. 2022 Democrats have earned some credit for finally bringing forward comprehensive tech legislation—with some bipartisan backing to boot. Jacob Carpenter, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2022 The Inflation Reduction Act, passed by the House of Representatives today, is about to become the first comprehensive climate legislation in U.S. history. Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic, 12 Aug. 2022 The most comprehensive legislation was called the Connecticut Clean Air Act, a huge bill that mostly focused on clean transportation as a means for addressing climate change. Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 12 Aug. 2022 That could change if the comprehensive privacy legislation were to clear Congress. Marcy Gordon, ajc, 11 Aug. 2022 The push for more comprehensive legislation also seeks to provide a pathway to citizenship for all undocumented immigrants. Raphael Romero Ruiz, The Arizona Republic, 12 July 2022 Lawmakers have also been working on comprehensive data privacy legislation, but no proposal is close to being passed. Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 24 June 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

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First Known Use

1614, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of comprehensive was in 1614

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