Meanings
adjectiveunexhaustive (not comparable)
- not comparableNot exhaustive
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Germanic*un-
- Proto-West Germanic*un-
- Old Englishun-
- Middle Englishun-
- Englishun-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
- Proto-Italic*eks
- Latinex
- Latinex-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ews-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ews-ye-ti
- Proto-Italic*auziō
- Latinhauriō
- Latinexhauriō
- Latinexhaustus
- Medieval Latinexhaustīvus
- Englishexhaustive
- Englishunexhaustive
From un- + exhaustive.
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APA
unexhaustive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unexhaustive
MLA
“unexhaustive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unexhaustive. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unexhaustive,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unexhaustive.
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