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thoroughgoing

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thor⋅ough⋅go⋅ing

  [thur-oh-goh-ing, -uh-goh-, thuhr-]
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–adjective
1. doing things thoroughly.
2. carried out to the full extent; thorough.
3. complete; unqualified: a thoroughgoing knave.
Origin:
1810–20; thorough + going

Related forms:
thor⋅ough⋅go⋅ing⋅ly, adverb
thor⋅ough⋅go⋅ing⋅ness, noun
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thor·ough·go·ing   (thûr'ō-gō'ĭng, thûr'ə-, thŭr'-)   
adj.  

  1. Very thorough; complete: thoroughgoing research.

  2. Unmitigated; unqualified: a thoroughgoing villain.

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