an archaic spelling of complete, used esp in the titles of handbooks, in imitation of The Compleat Angler by Izaak Walton
compleat in American English
(kəmˈplit)
adjective
Archaic
complete
compleat in American English
(kəmˈplit)
adjective
highly skilled and accomplished in all aspects; complete; total
the compleat actor, at home in comedy and tragedy
Word origin
[1875–80; earlier sp. of complete, used phrasally in allusion to the compleat angler]This word is first recorded in the period 1875–80. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Diaspora, fan-tan, overdraft, slime mold, weekender
Examples of 'compleat' in a sentence
compleat
A compleat recording of the annotations 339pp.
The Times Literary Supplement (2014)
He is never less than a multilayered presence, a compleat man.