all-purpose

[awl-pur-puhs]

adjective

1. for every purpose.

   an all-purpose detergent.

all-purpose

adjective

1. useful for many things

Word History and Origins

Origin of all-purpose¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Related Words

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• convenient 
• effective 
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