2. Verb. (archaic) to make whole or entire. ¹
3. Adjective. (archaic) with everything included; entire, total. ¹
4. Adjective. (archaic) quintessential. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Compleat
1. highly skilled [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Compleat
Literary usage of Compleat
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The English Catalogue of Books by Sampson Low, Publishers' Circular, Sampson Low, Son and Marston (1901)
"84 Walton (I.)—compleat Angler. Facsimile reprint of the first edition, 1653.
... Contains a reprint (by permission) of the Chronicle of the compleat Angler ..."
2. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"These titles were, ofcourse, modeled on Izaak Walton's The compleat Angler.
Around the middle of the 20th century, compleat began to creep back into running ..."
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