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Word for "almost comprehensive"

English Language & Usage Asked on March 10, 2021

I’m looking for a word that means roughly “almost comprehensive” or “nearly comprehensive.”

The context: I’ve created an app that does a fairly complete suite of jobs (given its purpose), but clearly does not do all possible jobs that the app could do or that one might want it to do.

  • In other words, it does a suite of tasks that would be “complete” for most users, but surely some users might find certain abilities to be missing.

2 Answers

Having thought more about this, I think FumbleFingers comment above is probably the best approach.

Extensive (i.e., having broad extent) appropriately defines "near-comprehensive" and still carries a strongly inclusive connotation.

Using comprehensive in a not-fully comprehensive way is likely also ok in most instances to emphasize the extensive quality of something.

Correct answer by theforestecologist on March 10, 2021

exhaustive TFD

adj. 1. Treating all parts or aspects without omission; thorough: an exhaustive study.

Answered by lbf on March 10, 2021

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