Encyclopedically

/ˌɛnsaɪkləˈpiːdɪkəli/ adverb

Definition

In the manner of an encyclopedia; with comprehensive, detailed, and systematic coverage of subjects.

Etymology

American English adverb from encyclopedia + -ic + -ally. Follows the same morphological pattern as the British encyclopaedically, just with the American spelling variant.

Kelly Says

This adverb sounds pompous and scholarly in a way that screams 'Victorian academic writing'—modern English would just say 'comprehensively' or 'thoroughly.'

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