exhaustive
pronunciation
How to pronounce exhaustive in British English:
UK [ɪɡˈzɔːstɪv]
How to pronounce exhaustive in American English:
US [ɪɡˈzɔːstɪv]
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- Adjective:
- very thorough; exhaustively complete
Word Origin
- exhaustive (adj.)
- 1780s, from exhaust (v.) + -ive. Related: Exhaustively; exhaustiveness.
Example
- 1. He said past justice department probes of the material were exhaustive .
- 2. The grim national picture has provoked the government to unveil an exhaustive growth strategy .
- 3. Is that an exhaustive list ?
- 4. The state-run news agency claimed there had been an " exhaustive conversation " .
- 5. The list of symptoms is exhaustive , but not all symptoms necessarily occur in the disorder .