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thoroughgoing

 [thur-oh-goh-ing, -uh-goh-, thuhr-]  

thor·ough·go·ing

   [thur-oh-goh-ing, -uh-goh-, thuhr-]
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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thoroughgoing (ˈθʌrəˌɡəʊɪŋ)
 
—adj
1.  extremely thorough
2.  (usually prenominal) absolute; complete: thoroughgoing incompetence
 
'thoroughgoingly
 
—adv
 
'thoroughgoingness
 
—n

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