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/ɪɡˈzɔstɪv/
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[ UK /ɛɡzˈɔːstɪv/ ]
[ UK /ɛɡzˈɔːstɪv/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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performed comprehensively and completely; not superficial or partial
thoroughgoing research
an exhaustive study
made a thorough search
How To Use exhaustive In A Sentence
- [105] It is one of Dr Owen’s best controversial treatises, being exhaustive, and yet not marked by that discursiveness which is the fault of some of his writings, and bringing into play some of his greatest excellencies as a writer, — his remarkable exegetical talent, his intimate knowledge of Scripture, and mastery of the stores of ecclesiastical history. Life of Dr Owen
- No other athlete in Britain has undergone such an exhaustive, globetrotting search for success. Times, Sunday Times
- Protein solutions for the calorimetric experiments were prepared by exhaustive dialysis against the buffer.
- Exhaustively researched, The Sword and the Cross is somewhat deficient in maps and almost totally lacking in illustration.
- These theories are not exhaustive, as demonstrated in the literature relating to post-colonialism theory.
- The concept, developed after an exhaustive research for over a year, involved collating feedback from more than 13,000 respondents in nine key markets across the country.
- Although scyphozoan sequences are lacking in the HOX1, HOX2, HOX9-14A and CDX groups (figure 1), these absences could be due to non exhaustive sampling from PCR surveys, a full genome sequence being currently lacking for this cnidarian lineage PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
- Have exhaustive hearings and do all of that so it's open and transparent, and everybody can participate in it.
- This slow pace results from a methodical and exhaustive research process.
- Toyota, which has hired an independent consulting firm to examine the issue, said as late as Tuesday that exhaustive testing has found no problems with that system.