exhaustive
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English[edit]
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exhaustive (comparative more exhaustive, superlative most exhaustive)
- Including every possible element
- Synonyms: all-encompassing, thorough; see also Thesaurus:comprehensive
- We made an exhaustive list.
- Fully comprehensive
- (now rare) Causing exhaustion; very tiring
- Synonyms: tiring, weariful; see also Thesaurus:fatiguing
- 1878, John Henry Blunt, The Reformation of the Church of England: A. D. 1514-1547, page 98:
- Wolsey saw in what imminent peril the revenues of the Church were from the exhaustive squandering and grasping covetousness of the Court.
- 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[edit]
including every possible element
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French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ɛɡ.zos.tiv/
Audio (file) - Homophone: exhaustives
Adjective[edit]
exhaustive
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