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exhaustive(dictionary)

exhaustive (iou)



exhaustive adjective. L18.
[from EXHAUST verb + -IVE.]
Tending to exhaust a subject; leaving no part unexamined or unconsidered; thorough, complete, comprehensive. L18.
Gladstone I shall attempt in this limited work no exhaustive survey. L. Gould She had made an exhaustive New York psychiatrist list.
Tending to drain of strength, energy, or resources; exhausting. E19.
M. Keane Her day of exhaustive detective work.
exhaustively adverb E19.
exhaustiveness noun E19.