compleat
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of compleat
1875–80; earlier spelling of complete, used phrasally in allusion to The Compleat Angler ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Accordingly, Davis Hughes selected a design architect who would function as a compleat bureaucrat.
From Time Magazine Archive
As the Don, Paul Hecht is the compleat cynic and as seductive as the hell he courts.
From Time Magazine Archive
It is not the "compleat" Remington, but it is handsomely, even lovingly done.
From Time Magazine Archive
Even to the untrained eye, it must be clear that the true vanner, the compleat vanner, the certifiable vanaddict, is up to much more than has yet been figured out.
From Time Magazine Archive
When Joseph Whipple met Ona, however, he was convinced of her “thirst for compleat freedom.”
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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