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Definition of exhaustive adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

exhaustive

adjective
 
/ɪɡˈzɔːstɪv/
 
/ɪɡˈzɔːstɪv/
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  1. including everything possible; very careful or complete
    • exhaustive research/tests
    • This list is not intended to be exhaustive.
    Extra Examples
    • The report includes a seemingly exhaustive list of 160 benefits.
    • Exhaustive research has been carried out into the effects of the drug.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    adverb
    • by no means
    • hardly
    • not necessarily
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