Meaning & use

omnisciently

adverb·Advanced

In a manner that shows or reflects complete, unlimited knowledge.

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The narrator spoke omnisciently, describing events in three countries that no single character could witness.

The critic noted that the god in the epic acts omnisciently, foreseeing every hero's fate.

A note on using this word

This adverb appears almost exclusively in literary criticism describing narrative point of view.

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