definition of
all-encompassing

[1] #1 all-encompassing s. [across-the-board, all-embracing, all-inclusive, blanket, broad, encompassing, extensive, panoptic, wide] broad in scope or content; "across-the-board pay increases"; "an all-embracing definition"; "blanket sanctions against human-rights violators"; "an invention with broad applications"; "a panoptic study of Soviet nationality"- T.G.Winner; "granted him wide. wn