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exhaustive
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ex·haus·tive  (g-zôstv)
adj.
1. Treating all parts or aspects without omission; thorough: an exhaustive study.
2. Tending to exhaust.
ex·haustive·ly adv.
ex·haustive·ness n.
exhaus·tivi·ty n.
exhaustive
Adjective
very thorough; comprehensive
exhaustively adv
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Adj.1.exhaustive - performed comprehensively and completely; "an exhaustive study"; "made a thorough search"; "thoroughgoing research"
thoroughgoing, thorough
complete - having every necessary or normal part or component or step; "a complete meal"; "a complete wardrobe"; "a complete set of the Britannica"; "a complete set of china"; "a complete defeat"; "a complete accounting"
exhaustive
adjective thorough, detailed, complete, full, total, sweeping, comprehensive, extensive, intensive, full-scale, in-depth, far-reaching, all-inclusive, all-embracing, encyclopedic, thoroughgoing << OPPOSITE superficial
Translations

exhaustive [ɪgˈzɔːstɪv] adj → exhaustivo
exhaustive [ɪgˈzɔːstɪv] adj → très complet/ète
exhaustive [ɪgˈzɔːstɪv] exhaust adj → erschöpfend
exhaustive [ɪgˈzɔːstɪv] adj → esauriente


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