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comprehensively, adv.|kɒmprɪˈhɛnsɪvlɪ| [f. prec. + -ly2.] a. In a comprehensive manner.
1628Donne Serm. 1 Cor. xiii. 12 Our knowledge cannot be so dilated, nor God condensed and contracted so, as that we can know him..comprehensively. 1820Foster in Life & Corr. (1846) II. 11 To state the fact and the truth comprehensively. 1885L'pool Daily Post 7 May 4/8 A measure dealing comprehensively with the subject of local government in Ireland. b. With respect to the comprehension (in Logic) of the terms (opp. to extensively). See comprehension 4.
1816J. Smith Elements of Logic i. v. 24 Conceive of them comprehensively, with regard to their properties and relations. 1857Encycl. Brit. XIII. 610/1 When the dictum is analysed comprehensively. |