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thoroughgoing
Thoroughgoing (adj) means Done with great care and covering every detail.
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Done with great care and covering every detail.
"He did a thoroughgoing job of cleaning up the broken glass."
"I am myself a thoroughgoing individualist, writing for those who are, like myself, irrevocably committed to the modern experiment."
— T. S. Eliot, The Humanism of Irving Babbitt (1927)
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Etymology
Formed from thorough and the adjective going.
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What is the meaning of thoroughgoing?
"thoroughgoing" (adj) means done with great care and covering every detail.
What is another word for thoroughgoing?
Other words for "thoroughgoing" include everlasting, arrant, staring, consummate, gross, exhaustive.
What is the opposite of thoroughgoing?
The opposite of "thoroughgoing" is incomplete.
