'Encyclopedic' definitions:
Definition of 'encyclopedic'
From: WordNet
adjective
Broad in scope or content; "encyclopedic knowledge" [syn: encyclopedic, encyclopaedic]
Definition of 'Encyclopedic'
From: GCIDE
- Encyclopedic \En*cy`clo*ped"ic\, Encyclopedical \En*cy`clo*ped"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. encyclop['e]dique.] Pertaining to, or of the nature of, an encyclopedia; broad in scope or content; embracing a wide range of subjects; as, a person having encyclopedic knowledge of a subject. [Also spelled encyclopaedic.] [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Synonyms of 'encyclopedic'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abstruse,
- across-the-board,
- all-comprehensive,
- all-embracing,
- all-inclusive,
- blanket,
- broad,
- civilized,
- compendious,
- complete,
- comprehensive,
- cultivated,
- cultured,
- deep,
- discursive,
- educated,
- erudite,
- exhaustive,
- extensive,
- general,
- global,
- inclusive,
- learned,
- lettered,
- literate,
- omnibus,
- over-all,
- panoramic,
- pansophic,
- polyhistoric,
- polymath,
- polymathic,
- profound,
- scholarly,
- scholastic,
- studious,
- sweeping,
- synoptic,
- thorough,
- total,
- universal,
- whole,
- wide-ranging,
- wise,
- without exception,
- without omission