cyclopedic

or cy·clo·pae·dic

[ sahy-kluh-pee-dik ]
/ ˌsaɪ kləˈpi dɪk /

adjective

like a cyclopedia in character or contents; broad and varied; exhaustive.

Origin of cyclopedic

First recorded in 1835–45; aphetic variant of encyclopedic

OTHER WORDS FROM cyclopedic

cy·clo·pe·di·cal·ly, cy·clo·pae·di·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby cyclopedic

cycloolefin, cycloparaffin, cyclopean, cyclopean concrete, cyclopedia, cyclopedic, cyclopentadiene, cyclopentane, cyclopeptide, cyclophorase, cyclophoria

Example sentences from the Web for cyclopedic

  • A catalogue of all the thoughts of the mind, and of all their possible modifications, is a cyclopedic history of the universe.

    A Defence of Poetry and Other Essays |Percy Bysshe Shelley