1com·pre·hen·sive 
/ˌkɑ:mprɪˈhɛnsɪv/ adjective
/ˌkɑ:mprɪˈhɛnsɪv/ adjective [more comprehensive; most comprehensive] 1 : including many, most, or all things
▪ a comprehensive list ▪ comprehensive insurance [=insurance that covers all kinds of risks] ▪ a comprehensive [=thorough] course of study 2 Brit : of or relating to a comprehensive school
▪ comprehensive education
▪ a comprehensive list ▪ comprehensive insurance [=insurance that covers all kinds of risks] ▪ a comprehensive [=thorough] course of study
▪ comprehensive education
— com·pre·hen·sive·ly /ˌkɑ:mprɪˈhɛnsɪvli/ adverb
▪ Each patient was comprehensively [=completely, thoroughly] evaluated. ▪ Trade was comprehensively regulated by the authorities. ▪ (Brit) The team was comprehensively [=soundly] beaten/defeated.
/ˌkɑ:mprɪˈhɛnsɪvli/ adverb ▪ Each patient was comprehensively [=completely, thoroughly] evaluated. ▪ Trade was comprehensively regulated by the authorities. ▪ (Brit) The team was comprehensively [=soundly] beaten/defeated.
— com·pre·hen·sive·ness noun
