adj.
Pronunciation: ig- ' zo ̇ -stiv
Function: adjective
Date: circa 1789
: testing all possibilities or considering all elements : THOROUGH <conducted an exhaustive investigation>
– ex · haus · tive · ly adverb
– ex · haus · tive · ness noun
– ex · haus · tiv · i · ty \ - ˌ zo ̇ - ' sti-v ə -t ē \ noun