exhaustive

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ɪɡˈzɔstɪv/ UK /ɪɡˈzɔːstɪv/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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adj
thorough and complete, covering all possibilities

The report was the product of exhaustive research.

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Synonyms

1 adj · thorough and complete,... thorough comprehensive complete full detailedall-inclusiveencyclopedic

Opposites

incomplete cursory superficial partial

Word family

Derived forms exhaustivelyexhaustiveness

Related forms exhaust exhaustion exhausted

Etymology

From exhaust + -ive, from Latin exhaustus, past participle of exhaurire ('to draw out, empty'), from ex- ('out') + haurire ('to draw, drain').

exhaurire Latin haurire Latin

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# exhaustive

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ɪɡˈzɔstɪv/
**IPA (UK):** /ɪɡˈzɔːstɪv/

## Meanings
1. thorough and complete, covering all possibilities

## Examples
- The report was the product of exhaustive research.

## Synonyms
- thorough
- comprehensive
- complete
- full
- detailed
- all-inclusive
- encyclopedic

## Antonyms
- incomplete
- cursory
- superficial
- partial

## Derived Forms
- exhaustively
- exhaustiveness

## Related Forms
- exhaust
- exhaustion
- exhausted

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: exhaurire
- Root: haurire

## Etymology
From exhaust + -ive, from Latin exhaustus, past participle of exhaurire ('to draw out, empty'), from ex- ('out') + haurire ('to draw, drain').

## AI Etymology
Exhaustive is from exhaust + -ive, from Latin exhaustus, past participle of exhaurire ('to draw out, empty'), from ex- ('out') + haurire ('to draw, drain'). In present-day use, it means thorough and complete, covering all possibilities. Derived formations include exhaustively and exhaustiveness. Related vocabulary includes exhaust, exhaustion, and exhausted.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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