exhaustive

English

Etymology

exhaust +‎ -ive

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ɛɡˈzɔː.stɪv/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ɛɡˈzɑ.stɪv/

Adjective

exhaustive (comparative more exhaustive, superlative most exhaustive)

  1. Including every possible element.
    We made an exhaustive list.
  2. Fully comprehensive.
  3. Causing exhaustion; very tiring.
    • 2013, Gloria Linkey, Native American Women: Three Who Changed History
      Chopping and hauling wood was exhaustive work. Scraping the flesh off the heavy hides and hanging them to dry also taxed her physical strength.

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Translations

French

Adjective

exhaustive

  1. feminine singular of exhaustif
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