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Etymology
Etymology tree English comprehensive Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English comprehensively From comprehensive + -ly.
Meanings
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In a comprehensive manner; in an all-inclusive or wide-ranging fashion.
This study aimed to comprehensively review and analyze existing in vivo animal studies and human clinical trials investigating the effects of meteoropathy on health and its pharmacological treatment.
2023 June 14, Malvina Hoxha, Bruno Zappacosta, “Meteoropathy: a review on the current state of knowledge”, in Journal of Medicine and Life, volume 16, number 6, →DOI, archived from the original on 14 Jul 2025, pages 837-841:Ferguson, perhaps recalling how United had been comprehensively outfought in the 3-1 defeat at Liverpool last season, opted for a side with a more pragmatic look with Phil Jones moved into a midfield role.
2011 October 15, Phil McNulty, “Liverpool 1 - 1 Man Utd”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 21 Oct 2022:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more comprehensively | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most comprehensively | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Synonyms
thoroughly · completely · totally · exhaustively
Translations (13)
ca comprensivament (in a comprehensive manner) · fi kokonaisvaltaisesti (in a comprehensive manner) · bg ця́лостнo (in a comprehensive manner) · pl obszernie (in a comprehensive manner) · bg обши́рно (in a comprehensive manner) · fi kattavasti (in a comprehensive manner) · es comprehensivamente (in a comprehensive manner) · pl kompleksowo (in a comprehensive manner) · pl wszechstronnie (in a comprehensive manner) · bg обсто́йно (in a comprehensive manner) · fi laajasti (in a comprehensive manner) · nl uit-en-te-na (in a comprehensive manner) · bg подро́бно (in a comprehensive manner)