cyclopedic
or cy·clo·pae·dic
[ sahy-kluh-pee-dik ]
adjective
like a cyclopedia in character or contents; broad and varied; exhaustive.
Origin of cyclopedic
1First recorded in 1835–45; aphetic variant of encyclopedic
Other words from cyclopedic
- cy·clo·pe·di·cal·ly, cy·clo·pae·di·cal·ly, adverb
Words Nearby cyclopedic
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How to use cyclopedic in a sentence
A catalogue of all the thoughts of the mind, and of all their possible modifications, is a cyclopedic history of the universe.
A Defence of Poetry and Other Essays | Percy Bysshe Shelley
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