Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Encyclopedic \En*cy`clo*ped"ic\, Encyclopedical \En*cy`clo*ped"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. encyclop['e]dique.] Pertaining to, or of the nature of, an encyclopedia; broad in scope or content; embracing a wide range of subjects; as, a person having encyclopedic knowledge of a subject. [Also spelled encyclopaedic.]
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1816, from encyclopedia + -ic.
Wiktionary
a. 1 Of or relating to the characteristics of an encyclopedia; concerning all subjects, having comprehensive information or knowledge. 2 (context lexicography English) Relating to or containing encyclopedic information rather than only linguistic or lexical information; about facts and concepts, and not only a word or term; including proper names, biographical and geographical information and illustrations.
WordNet
adj. broad in scope or content; "encyclopedic knowledge" [syn: encyclopaedic]
Wikipedia
Usage examples of "encyclopedic".
Just look at any Internet porn site, and you will find an encyclopedic menu of readily available prefabricated fantasies that span from orgies and bondage to sex with farm animals.
As mediators of disputes among Terrestrial-settled worlds and advocates of Terrestrial interests in contacts with alien cultures, Corps diplomats, trained in the chanceries of innumerable defunct bureaucracies, displayed an encyclopedic grasp of the nuances of Extra-Terrestrial mores as set against the labyrinthine socio-politico-economic Galactic context.
As mediators of disputes among Terrestrial-settled worlds and advocates of Terrestrial interests in contacts with alien cultures, Corps diplomats, trained in the chanceries of innumerable defunct bureaucracies, displayed an encyclopedic grasp of the nuances of Estra-Terrestrial mores as set against the labyrinthine socio-politico-economic Galactic context.
He had an encyclopedic knowledge of Haven's electoral system, and he knew where the bodies were buried.
The omnipotent, omniscient Masters, speaking from their immense and encyclopedic knowledge of all forms of music and their total understanding of the universe and Man's subliminal relationship with the Natural World, do not believe that this facet of Optherian life needs to be celebrated at any point in the year, certainly not during the Summer Festival when off-worlders might possibly hear something evoking a valid Optherian subculture and more original than variations on the usual pre-predigested pap that 'accredited' composers churn out.
Drake was only an organic chemist but he had an encyclopedic knowledge of pulp fiction.
Among writings of general interest in connection with animal domestication, the standard encyclopedic reference work to the world's wild mammals is Ronald Nowak, ed.
For instance, in company, Ally could no longer get away with showing off his encyclopedic knowledge of Woody Allen scripts or De Niro's oeuvre, because she knew he also had an encyclopedic knowledge of South Park scripts and Van Damme's oeuvre.
In fact he has an encyclopedic knowledge of slogans and straplines, including one or two of my own.