Comprehensive Definition

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other; "wide roads"; "a wide necktie"; "wide margins

growing or occurring in many parts of the world; "a cosmopolitan herb

concerned with promoting unity among churches or religions; "ecumenical thinking"; "ecumenical activities

broad in scope or content; "across-the-board pay increases"; "an all-embracing definition

broad in scope or content; "encyclopedic knowledge"

broad in scope or content; "encyclopedic knowledge"

large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity; "an extensive Roman settlement in northwest England

applying to all or most members of a category or group; "the general public"; "general assistance"; "a general rule

including much or everything; and especially including stated limits; "an inclusive art form"; "an inclusive fee

at a distance, wide of something (as of a mark) with the wind abaft the beam