In a thorough and complete manner; covering all possibilities or aspects in detail.
From exhaustive (an adjective meaning thorough) plus -ly. The adjective exhaustive emerged in English by the 17th century from the verb exhaust.
When researchers investigate exhaustively, they're not stopping until there's nothing left to explore—the word literally means they've exhausted all avenues, which is why it's so common in academic writing!
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