thoroughgoing

  • 11thoroughgoing — thorough / thoroughgoing [adj1] exhaustive absolute, all embracing, all inclusive, all out*, all the way*, assiduous, blow by blow*, careful, circumstantial, clocklike, complete, comprehensive, conscientious, detailed, efficient, exact, from A to …

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  • 12thoroughgoing — thoroughgoingly, adv. thoroughgoingness, n. /therr oh goh ing, euh goh , thur /, adj. 1. doing things thoroughly. 2. carried out to the full extent; thorough. 3. complete; unqualified: a thoroughgoing knave. [1810 20; THOROUGH + GOING] * * * …

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  • 13thoroughgoing — adjective Complete; thorough; full; with great attention to detail. He did a thoroughgoing job of cleaning up the broken glass …

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  • 14thoroughgoing — thor•ough•go•ing [[t]ˈθɜr əˌgoʊ ɪŋ, ˈθʌr [/t]] adj. 1) doing things thoroughly 2) carried out to the full extent; thorough 3) complete; unqualified: a thoroughgoing knave[/ex] …

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  • 15thoroughgoing — /ˈθʌrəgoʊɪŋ/ (say thuruhgohing) adjective 1. doing things thoroughly. 2. carried out to the full extent. 3. complete; unqualified: *Afterwards he told me the man was a thoroughgoing rascal –coralie rees, 1953 …

  • 16thoroughgoing — I (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. 1. thorough exhaustive, painstaking, precise, in depth, *down to the last detail, precise, exact, meticulous. 2. complete utter, absolute, unmitigated, out and out, unqualified, sheer. ANT.: 1. superficial, partial …

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  • 17thoroughgoing — adj. deep, basic; profound; complete …

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  • 18thoroughgoing — adjective 1》 involving or attending to every detail or aspect. 2》 complete; absolute …

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  • 19thoroughgoing — adj. 1 uncompromising; not superficial. 2 (usu. attrib.) extreme; out and out …

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