exhaustif

French

Etymology

From Latin exhaustus, past participle of exhaurīre (“to draw out, drink up, empty, exhaust”), + -if.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛɡ.zos.tif/

• Audio (Switzerland):

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• Homophone: exhaustifs

Adjective

exhaustif (feminine exhaustive, masculine plural exhaustifs, feminine plural exhaustives)

1. exhaustive

Derived terms

• exhaustivité

Further reading

• “exhaustif”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.