Usage Note
Esaustivo means thorough and complete, covering all aspects of a subject. It is a near-cognate of English 'exhaustive' and rarely misleads. The feminine form is esaustiva; the plural esaustivi / esaustive. A common collocation is risposta esaustiva (comprehensive answer) or analisi esaustiva (exhaustive analysis).
Examples
"Il rapporto offre un'analisi esaustiva della situazione."
Natural Translation
The report offers an exhaustive analysis of the situation.
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