all-knowing

English

Etymology

From all- +‎ knowing.

Adjective

all-knowing (not comparable)

  1. Knowing everything: all facts, all actions taken by everyone, and so on.
    Synonym: omniscient
    Near-synonyms: all-seeing, omnivident
    • 1974, John Boorman, Zardoz, London: Pan Books, page 19:
      She waited on her horse passive and all-knowing.

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