encyclopedically

In complete documented detail

In a manner showing comprehensive or exhaustive knowledge.

Someone who speaks encyclopedically on a subject covers it in thorough detail, as if drawing from an encyclopedia: He could discuss baseball history encyclopedically, from the dead-ball era to the steroid scandals.

comprehensive

exhaustive

Covering all possibilities

wide-ranging · extensive · complete · unabridged · full-scale · inclusive · broad-spectrum · panoptic · omnibus · holistic

scholarly

erudite

Profoundly knowledgeable

intellectual · knowledgeable · referenced · cited · documented · sourced · footnoted · bibliographic · peer-reviewed · professorial

systematic

methodical

Organized and deliberate

classified · taxonomic · alphabetized · cross-referenced · indexed · catalogued · hierarchical · schematic · orderly · sequential

detailed

meticulous

Showing extreme attention to detail

minute · specific · intricate · nuanced · itemized · descriptive · analytical · substantive · fleshed-out · granular

Opposites
depth and thoroughness of coverage

encyclopedicallysuperficially

At surface level only

cursorily · shallowly · perfunctorily · summarily · sketchily

breadth of scope

encyclopedicallynarrowly

By a small margin

specifically · selectively · parochially · partially · provincially

Family

encyclopedic, encyclopedia, encyclopedias, encyclopedist, encyclopedists, cyclopedia, cycle, cycles, cyclic

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G