Added 10 October 2026
exhaustive
/ɪɡˈzɔːstɪv/ adjective
Latin root: exhaustīvus Wiktionary
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Including every possible element: fully comprehensive.
We made an exhaustive list.
- Causing exhaustion; very tiring.
Origin
Borrowed from Medieval Latin exhaustīvus. By surface analysis, exhaust + -ive.
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