How do you pronounce "exhaustively"?

In American English: /ɪgˈzɑːstɪvli/ (ig-ZAHST-ivl-ee). In British English: /ɛɡzˈɔːstɪvli/ (ehgz-AWST-ivl-ee). In Canadian English: /ɪgˈzɑːstɪvli/ (ig-ZAHST-ivl-ee). In Australian English: /ɛɡzˈɔːstɪvli/ (ehgz-AWST-ivl-ee).

Is "exhaustively" pronounced differently in American and British English?

Yes. In American English it's pronounced /ɪgˈzɑːstɪvli/ (ig-ZAHST-ivl-ee), while in British English it's /ɛɡzˈɔːstɪvli/ (ehgz-AWST-ivl-ee).

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/ɪgˈzɑːstɪvli/

ig-ZAHST-ivl-ee

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ɪgex·zɑːsthaus·ɪvltive·ily

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