exhausted - exhausting - exhaustive

exhausted - exhausting - exhaustive
'exhausted'
If you are exhausted, you are very tired indeed.

At the end of the day I felt exhausted.

All three men were hot, dirty and exhausted.

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You do not use words such as `rather' or `very' in front of exhausted. You can, however, use words such as `completely', `absolutely', or `utterly'.

`And how are you feeling?' —-`Exhausted. Completely exhausted.'

The guest speaker looked absolutely exhausted.

Utterly exhausted, he fell into a deep sleep.

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'exhausting'
If an activity is exhausting, it is very tiring.

...a difficult and exhausting job.

Carrying bags is exhausting.

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'exhaustive'
An exhaustive study or description is thorough and complete.

He studied the problem in exhaustive detail.

For a more exhaustive treatment you should read Margaret Boden's `Artificial Intelligence and Natural Man'.

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