ex|haus´tive|ness

ex|haus´tive|ness
ex|haus|tive «ehg ZS tihv», adjective.
1. tending to exhaust or use up (strength or resources).
2. leaving out nothing important; thorough; complete; comprehensive: »

The new policemen were given an exhaustive examination covering every point of their training.

ex|haus´tive|ly, adverb.
ex|haus´tive|ness, noun.
Usage Exhaustive, exhausting are not synonymous: An exhaustive lecture on vitamin A would be exhausting to an eighth-grade class, but welcome in a medical school.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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