different between comprehensive vs taxative

English

Etymology

Borrowed from late Middle French compréhensif, from Late Latin comprehensivus, from Latin comprehendo.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?k?m.p???h?n.s?v/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?k??m.p???h?n.s?v/
• Hyphenation: com?pre?hen?sive

Adjective

comprehensive (comparative more comprehensive, superlative most comprehensive)

1. Broadly or completely covering; including a large proportion of something.

Synonyms

• (broadly or completely covering): exhaustive, thorough, all-encompassing

Derived terms

• comprehensively
• comprehensivization
• comprehensivize

Related terms

• comprehend
• comprehensible
• comprehension

Translations

Noun

comprehensive (plural comprehensives)

1. (Britain) A comprehensive school.

Latin

Adjective

compreh?ns?ve

1. vocative masculine singular of compreh?ns?vus

English

Etymology

Related to taxation and taxing. Compare the German taxativ.

Adjective

taxative (not comparable)

1. Relating to taxation.
2. Exhaustive, comprehensive.
   • 1829, Cases Decided in the House of Lords, on Appeal from the Courts of Scotland, volume 1, 1825, page 599:

     They are merely demonstrative, not taxative.

   • 1876, Robert Hunter, A Treatise on the Law of Landlord and Tenant, volume 2, 4th edition, page 182:

     It was held that the description was indicative of the identity of the lands, but not taxative as to the extent.

French

Adjective

taxative

1. feminine singular of taxatif

German

Pronunciation

Adjective

taxative

1. inflection of taxativ:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular