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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.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Thoroughgoing

Thor"ough*go`ing\, a. 1. Going through, or to the end or bottom; very thorough; complete.

2. Going all lengths; extreme; thoroughplaced; -- less common in this sense.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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