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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It is not the "compleat" Remington, but it is handsomely, even lovingly done.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the exhibit hall, 55 suppliers discreetly displayed their publications, a bewildering array of Bible translations and the latest wares for the compleat modern missioner.
From Time Magazine Archive
Today, Brillat-Savarin's book is to cooking what Izaak Walton's The Corn-pleat Angler is to fishing: that is to say, a rambling, undisciplined, coy and compleat bore.
From Time Magazine Archive
In his home workshop, the compleat handyman usually starts out buying a little $25 utility drill to act as a portable sander, buffer and saw.
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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