exhaustively
/ɪɡˈzɔːstɪvli/ (bre, ipa) · [ɪɡzˈɑstɪvli] /ɪɡˈzɔːstɪvli/ (ame, ipa)
exhaustively — adverb
1. with full attention to every relevant part, option, or detail, leaving nothing i
with full attention to every relevant part, option, or detail, leaving nothing important out.
The police searched the empty warehouse exhaustively before closing the case.
search exhaustively in an investigation
Eitan compared every train route exhaustively before booking the family trip.
compare options one by one
Michael reviewed the safety rules exhaustively with the new factory staff.
The report examines housing costs exhaustively across twelve districts in Seoul.
The vaccine was tested exhaustively before the first public rollout.
- thoroughly
more general; can describe careful work even when every possible angle is not covered
- comprehensively
focuses on full scope across topics or parts, often in reports or plans
- meticulously
stresses careful attention to tiny details rather than complete coverage of all possibilities
- in detail
neutral everyday phrase; less formal and less emphatic than 'exhaustively'
- superficially
only at the surface level, without full checking or discussion
- partially
covers only some parts rather than the whole range
文法句型
verb + object + exhaustively
be + past participle + exhaustively tested / reviewed
exhaustively + review / compare / search
用法筆記
Most natural with verbs such as search, examine, review, compare, discuss, and test, especially in formal writing about research, law, medicine, or public policy. It signals not just care, but deliberate coverage of every relevant possibility or detail.