exhaustive

[ ig-zaws-tiv ]

adjective

1. exhausting 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.

exhaustive

/ ɪɡˈzɔːstɪv /

adjective

1. comprehensive in scope; thorough

   an exhaustive survey

2. tending to exhaust

Derived Forms

• exˈhaustiveness, noun
• exˈhaustively, adverb

Other Words From

• ex·haustive·ly adverb
• ex·haustive·ness noun
• nonex·haustive adjective
• nonex·haustive·ly adverb
• nonex·haustive·ness noun
• unex·haustive adjective
• unex·haustive·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of exhaustive¹

First recorded in 1780–90; exhaust + -ive

Example Sentences

These social media profiles can’t offer an exhaustive view into what every voter is being pushed online, but they can offer an insight into the impact of social media sites this election.

From BBC

Carpenter “had one day off from her very exhaustive tour schedule,” Swift wrote Tuesday on Instagram.

From Los Angeles Times

Georgian monitoring group "My Vote" has compiled an exhaustive list of the types of violations that its 1,500 observers documented on Saturday and in the run-up to the vote.

From BBC

Ms Kierans said some of the victims have still never been identified despite exhaustive efforts by police.

From BBC

In an exhaustive list of women’s perils, Trump’s post falsely claimed that in the last four years, women have become “poorer,” “less healthy,” “less safe,” “more depressed” and “less optimistic.”

From Salon

Related Words

• comprehensive
• encyclopedic
• extensive
• full-scale
• in-depth
• intensive
• sweeping
• thorough