Exhaustive

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Exhaustive

A documentary-style narration: origin, meaning, and feel.

Part of speech

adjective

Pronunciation

ig-ZAW-stiv  /ɪɡˈzɔːstɪv/

Definition

Covering all aspects of a subject thoroughly and completely; leaving nothing out.

Plain meaning

So thorough it leaves nothing uncovered — every angle, every case, every detail accounted for.

Register

Formal to neutral. Very common in academic, legal, and research writing. Slightly elevated in everyday conversation.