comprehensive

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
25
Words With Friends
29
Letters
13
Pronunciation
/ˌkɒm.pɹɪˈhɛn.sɪv/
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/ˌkɒm.pɹɪˈhɛn.sɪv/ · /ˌkɑm.pɹəˈhɛn.sɪv/

Definition of comprehensive

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Broadly or completely covering; including a large proportion of something.
    “When there are diametrically opposing views on a big issue that concerns millions of people, doing comprehensive research just makes sense.”
    “Nevertheless, the comprehensive comparative analysis of pumpkin viromes across various geographic regions by NGS remains deficient.”
    “So what is it that makes SBB (Swiss national railways) tick? In my humble opinion, two things. Firstly, a comprehensive and set-in-stone integrated timetable (incorporating trains, ferries, cable cars and buses, including the world-famous yellow 'post-autos'), compiled four years in advance and which gets tested twice before it becomes operational.”
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adj

  1. Broadly or completely covering; including a large proportion of something.
    “When there are diametrically opposing views on a big issue that concerns millions of people, doing comprehensive research just makes sense.”
    “Nevertheless, the comprehensive comparative analysis of pumpkin viromes across various geographic regions by NGS remains deficient.”
    “So what is it that makes SBB (Swiss national railways) tick? In my humble opinion, two things. Firstly, a comprehensive and set-in-stone integrated timetable (incorporating trains, ferries, cable cars and buses, including the world-famous yellow 'post-autos'), compiled four years in advance and which gets tested twice before it becomes operational.”

noun

  1. (British)A comprehensive school.
    “Imagine a country where children do nothing but play until they start compulsory schooling at age seven. Then, without exception, they attend comprehensives until the age of 16. Charging school fees is illegal, and so is sorting pupils into ability groups by streaming or setting.”

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Etymology

Borrowed from late Middle French compréhensif, from Late Latin comprehēnsīvus, from Latin comprehendō.

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