adj.
Pronunciation: ' kän(t)-s ə -m ə t, k ə n- ' s ə -m ə t
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English consummat fulfilled, from Latin consummatus, past participle of consummare to sum up, finish, from com- + summa sum
Date: 1527
1 : complete in every detail : PERFECT
2 : extremely skilled and accomplished <a consummate liar> <a consummate professional>
3 : of the highest degree < consummate skill> < consummate cruelty>
– con · sum · mate · ly adverb