exhaustively
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]- exhaustive + -ly.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adverb
[edit]exhaustively (comparative more exhaustively, superlative most exhaustively)
- 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.
Synonyms
[edit]- See also Thesaurus:completely