exhaustively

English

Etymology

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ɛɡˈzɔː.stɪv.li/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ɛɡˈzɑ.stɪv.li/
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Adverb

exhaustively (comparative more exhaustively, superlative most exhaustively)

  1. In an exhaustive manner.
    • 2016, James Lambert, “Ornithonymy and Lexicographical Selection Criteria”, in International Journal of Lexicography, volume 30, number 1, pages 39–62:
      While dictionaries might aspire to be exhaustively comprehensive, or even completist, it is doubtful whether any dictionary ever truly attempts to cover the entirety of the flora and fauna of a living language due to the overwhelming number of entries this would necessitate.

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