encompassing

adj 1: 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 powers"

[syn: {across-the-board}, {all-embracing}, {all-encompassing},

{all-inclusive}, {blanket(a)}, {broad}, {panoptic}, {wide}]

2: closely encircling; "encompassing mountain ranges"; "the

surrounding countryside" [syn: {encompassing(a)}, {surrounding(a)}]