adjective
also en·cy·clo·pae·dic ə̇n| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|pēdik, (|)en-, -dēk ; also en·cy·clo·pe·di·cal also en·cy·clo·pae·di·cal -də̇kəl, -dēk-
Etymology: encycloped ia, encyclopaed ia + -ic, -ical
: of, relating to, resembling, or suggestive of an encyclopedia or its methods of treating or covering a subject: as
a. : embracing or informed in a wide range of subjects
an encyclopedic mind
b. : comprehensive in treatment or knowledge of a subject
an encyclopedic article on Egyptian religion
• en·cy·clo·pe·di·cal·ly also en·cy·clo·pae·di·cal·ly -də̇k(ə)lē, -dēk-, -li adverb