English

Adjective

all-consuming ‎(not comparable)

1. That consumes everything; that uses everything up.

   Google is the all-consuming superpower on the Internet; soon everything will be owned by them.

2. Totally engrossing, using up all of one's time and energy.
   • July 18 2012, Scott Tobias, AV Club The Dark Knight Rises

     Where the Joker preys on our fears of random, irrational acts of terror, Bane has an all-consuming, dictatorial agenda that’s more stable and permanent, a New World Order that’s been planned out with the precision of a military coup.