cyclopedic

or cy·clo·pae·dic

[ sahy-kluh-pee-dik ]

adjective

1. like a cyclopedia in character or contents; broad and varied; exhaustive.

Other Words From

• cyclo·pedi·cal·ly cyclo·paedi·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of cyclopedic¹

First recorded in 1835–45; aphetic variant of encyclopedic

Example Sentences

A catalogue of all the thoughts of the mind, and of all their possible modifications, is a cyclopedic history of the universe.

From Project Gutenberg