exhaustive
Americanadjective
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exhausting exhausting a subject, topic, etc.; comprehensive; thorough.
He published an exhaustive study of Greek vases.
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tending to exhaust or drain, as resources or strength.
a protracted, exhaustive siege of illness.
adjective
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comprehensive in scope; thorough
an exhaustive survey
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tending to exhaust
Other Word Forms
- exhaustively adverb
- exhaustiveness noun
- nonexhaustive adjective
- nonexhaustively adverb
- nonexhaustiveness noun
- unexhaustive adjective
- unexhaustively adverb
Etymology
Origin of exhaustive
Example Sentences
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And one venture capitalist described in exhaustive detail the circular flow of money behind a recent investment by Nvidia into his AI startup, enrapturing the crowd with his explanation of how capitalism really works.
Viewers are taken behind the scenes of the exhaustive planning, choreograhy, rehearsals, set building, and collaboration it takes to put on a show of such magnitude.
From BBC
It isn’t an exhaustive list of small and midsize industrial stocks.
From Barron's
The law includes several examples of professional degrees but says it isn’t an exhaustive list.
From Los Angeles Times
We also received an exhaustive tutorial in the history of taste and of restorations executed to respond to that taste, with helpful diagrams for each exhibited work indicating what was old and what was added.
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