■ adjective
1》 including or dealing with all or nearly all aspects of something.
↘of large content or scope.
↘(of a victory or defeat) by a large margin.
↘(of motor-vehicle insurance) providing cover for most risks, including damage to the policyholder's own vehicle.
2》 Brit. denoting a system of secondary education in which children of all abilities from an area are educated in one school.
3》 archaic relating to understanding.
■ noun Brit. a ~ school.
Derivatives
~ly adverb
~ness noun