Meanings
comparative more comprehensively · superlative most comprehensively
- In a comprehensive manner; in an all-inclusive or wide-ranging fashion.
This study aimed to comprehensively review and analyze existing in vivo animal studies and human clinical trials investigating the effects of meteoropathy on health and its pharmacological treatment.
2023 June 28, Malvina Hoxha, Bruno Zappacosta, “Meteoropathy: a review on the current state of knowledge”, in Journal of Medicine and Life, volume 16, number 6, →DOI, archived from the original on 14 Jul 2025, pages 837-8411 more example
Ferguson, perhaps recalling how United had been comprehensively outfought in the 3-1 defeat at Liverpool last season, opted for a side with a more pragmatic look with Phil Jones moved into a midfield role.
2011 October 15, Phil McNulty, “Liverpool 1 - 1 Man Utd”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 21 Oct 2022Synonyms: completely, exhaustively, thoroughly, totally
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbIn a comprehensive manner; in an all-inclusive or wide-ranging fashion.
More synonyms by meaning
adverbin an all-inclusive manner
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Englishcomprehensive
- Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
- Proto-Germanic*līką
- Englishcomprehensively
From comprehensive + -ly.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian обши́рно, подро́бно
- обши́рно (obšírno)in a comprehensive manner
- подро́бно (podróbno)in a comprehensive manner
- обсто́йно (obstójno)in a comprehensive manner
- ця́лостнo (cjálostno)in a comprehensive manner
Catalan comprensivament
- comprensivamentin a comprehensive manner
Dutch uit-en-te-na
- uit-en-te-nain a comprehensive manner
Finnish laajasti, kattavasti
- laajastiin a comprehensive manner
- kattavastiin a comprehensive manner
- kokonaisvaltaisestiin a comprehensive manner
Polish wszechstronnie, kompleksowo
- wszechstronniein a comprehensive manner
- kompleksowoin a comprehensive manner
- obszerniein a comprehensive manner
Spanish comprehensivamente
- comprehensivamentein a comprehensive manner
Cite this entry
comprehensively. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/comprehensively
“comprehensively.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/comprehensively. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “comprehensively,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/comprehensively.
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