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ex•haus•tive
Pronunciation: (ig-zôs'tiv), [key]—
adj.
1. exhausting a subject, topic, etc.; comprehensive; thorough:
He published an exhaustive study of Greek vases.
2. tending to exhaust or drain, as resources or strength:
a protracted, exhaustive siege of illness. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.