comprehensive
n.n. including everything that is necessary or important. You use this to describe a report, a list, or a study that is very thorough and complete.
n. covering or including everything; exhaustive in scope or content. Often used to describe academic or professional documentation that leaves no detail unexamined.
The guide provides a comprehensive list of local hotels.
The insurance policy offers comprehensive coverage for both accidental damage and theft.
The committee published a comprehensive review of the environmental impact, addressing every concern raised by the local community during the public hearings.
Borrowed from late Middle French compréhensif, from Late Latin comprehēnsīvus, from Latin comprehendō.
Typically precedes the noun it modifies. In British English, it also refers to a type of secondary school that accepts children of all abilities.
a comprehended reporta comprehensive reportLearners sometimes confuse the adjective 'comprehensive' (complete) with the past participle of 'comprehend' (understood).