exhaustively
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