adj.
Pronunciation: - ' p ē -dik
Function: adjective
Date: 1824
: of, relating to, or suggestive of an encyclopedia or its methods of treating or covering a subject : COMPREHENSIVE <an encyclopedic mind> <an encyclopedic collection of armor>
– en · cy · clo · pe · di · cal · ly \ -di-k( ə -)l ē \ adverb