Thoroughgoing

//ˈθʌɹəˌɡəʊɪŋ// adj

adj ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    With great attention to detail; complete, thorough.

    "He did a thoroughgoing job of cleaning up the broken glass."

Adjective
  1. 1
    performed comprehensively and completely; not superficial or partial wordnet
  2. 2
    without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers wordnet

Synonyms

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abjectabsoluteall embracingall outall pervadingarrant

Example

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"After many years of study and teaching, as well as ongoing consultation with fellow members of the prestigious Academy of Esperanto, a Swedish Esperantist has now compiled the fifteenth edition of a thoroughgoing, consistent grammar that accurately describes the salient features of the international language."

Etymology

From thorough + going (adjective).

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