Meaning & use
Exhaustive
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Thorough and complete, covering every possible detail or element of a subject.
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The report offers an exhaustive analysis of the company's spending over the past decade.
Police conducted an exhaustive search of the property but found no evidence.
A note on using this word
Though it shares a root with 'exhausted,' describing a search or study as exhaustive refers to its completeness, not to anyone's tiredness.
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