1.
[syn: encyclopedic, encyclopaedic]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
encyclopedic
adj 1: broad in scope or content; "encyclopedic knowledge" [syn:
encyclopedic, encyclopaedic]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
46 Moby Thesaurus words for "encyclopedic":
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