compleat

American  

[kuhm-pleet] / kəmˈplit /

adjective

1. highly skilled and accomplished in all aspects; complete; total.

   the compleat actor, at home in comedy and tragedy.

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compleat British  

/ kəmˈpliːt /

adjective

1. an archaic spelling of complete, used esp in the titles of handbooks, in imitation of The Compleat Angler by Izaak Walton

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Etymology

Origin of compleat

1875–80; earlier spelling of complete, used phrasally in allusion to The Compleat Angler ( def. )

Example Sentences

Crystal-clear lakes teem with enough trout and walleyed pike to make even the fishing novice feel like the compleat angler.

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

The medley is the most technically demanding event in swimming, requiring mastery of four separate strokes and three different types of turns—the test of the compleat swimmer.

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The compleat public personality, Reagan knows how to use a soft answer to turn away wrath and humor to score a point.

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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