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compleatenUK
compleathighly skilled and accomplished in all aspects: The compleat writer is adept in many genres. Not to be confused with:complete – finished, ended, concluded; having all parts or elements: a complete set of encyclopediascom·pleat C0528400 (kəm-plēt′)adj.1. Of or characterized by a highly developed or wide-ranging skill or proficiency: "The compleat speechwriter ... comes to anonymity from Harvard Law" (Israel Shenker).2. Being an outstanding example of a kind; quintessential: "Here was the compleat modern misfit: the very air appeared to poison him; his every step looked treacherous and hard won" (Stephen Schiff). [Variant of complete.]compleat (kəmˈpliːt) adjan archaic spelling of complete, used esp in the titles of handbooks, in imitation of The Compleat Angler by Izaak Waltoncom•pleat (kəmˈplit) adj. highly skilled; expert. [1875–80; earlier sp. of complete, used in allusion to The Compleat Angler (1653), by Izaak Walton] EncyclopediaSeecompleteFinancialSeeComplete |