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exhaustive
The definition of exhaustive is someone or something that covers every possible detail.
(adjective)An example of exhaustive is a cook book that contains every thinkable recipe for pancakes.
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See exhaustive in Webster's New World College Dictionary
adjective
leaving nothing out; covering every possible detail; thorough
Origin: ML exhaustivus
Related Forms:
- exhaustively adverb
See exhaustive in American Heritage Dictionary 4
adjective
- Treating all parts or aspects without omission; thorough: an exhaustive study.
- Tending to exhaust.
Related Forms:
- ex·hausˈtive·ly adverb
- ex·hausˈtive·ness noun
- exˌhaus·tivˈi·ty noun
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