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exhaustive
[ig-
zaws
-tiv]
/ɪgˈzɔs tɪv/
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adjective
1.
exhausting
a subject, topic, etc.; comprehensive; thorough:
He published an exhaustive study of Greek vases.
2.
tending to
exhaust
or drain, as resources or strength:
a protracted, exhaustive siege of illness.
Origin of
exhaustive
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1780-1790
First recorded in
1780-90;
exhaust
+
-ive
Related forms
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exhaustively,
adverb
exhaustiveness,
noun
nonexhaustive,
adjective
nonexhaustively,
adverb
nonexhaustiveness,
noun
unexhaustive,
adjective
unexhaustively,
adverb
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British Dictionary definitions for
nonexhaustive
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exhaustive
/
ɪɡˈzɔːstɪv
/
adjective
1.
comprehensive in scope; thorough:
an exhaustive survey
2.
tending to exhaust
Derived Forms
exhaustively,
adverb
exhaustiveness,
noun
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word Origin and History for
nonexhaustive
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exhaustive
adj.
1780s, from
exhaust
+
-ive
. Related:
Exhaustively
;
exhaustiveness
.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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