comprehensive
adjective
of large scope; covering or involving much; inclusive.
comprehensively
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a word derived from
comprehensive.
Example Sentences
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Andrews said she is glad the report looked comprehensively at these issues, but given how many recommendations were made and how much was left undone after the Woolsey fire, it’s “not reassuring,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
According to the researchers, it is the first study to comprehensively measure the biological effects of several mind and body practices delivered together during a short, intensive program.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 9, 2026
The European Parliament has garnered international attention after the EU became the first in the world to regulate AI so comprehensively.
From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026
After Gradel's earlier warnings became public, the museum's director, Hartwig Fischer, resigned, admitting it was "evident that the British Museum did not respond as comprehensively as it should have to the warnings in 2021".
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026
Root spat out the butt of his cigar, squashing it comprehensively beneath his boot heel.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
