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thoroughgoing

British pronunciation/θˈʌɹəɡˌə‍ʊɪŋ/
American pronunciation/θʌɹˈoʊɡoʊɪŋ/
thoroughgoing
[ADJECTIVE]
1

very complete, careful, and attentive to detail

synonyms : exhaustive
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2

without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers

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Examples
1A substantial sector of public opinion in the North refused to engage in thoroughgoing censorship.
2Now, of course, there have been exponents of a thoroughgoing equality who did not identify themselves as socialists.
3Michael's pedagogy has to be more thoroughgoing even than that, and so he inspires Adam to see the actual scenes of history unfold themselves before his eyes.
4Milton had been so bold in Paradise Regained to emphasize the thoroughgoing humanity of the Son of God.
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