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thorough-going

thorough-going is the alternative form of thoroughgoing.

Meaning of thoroughgoing

Adjective

thoroughgoing (comparative more thoroughgoing, superlative most thoroughgoing)

  1. With great attention to detail; complete, thorough.
    • He did a thoroughgoing job of cleaning up the broken glass.

Questions about thorough-going

What is thorough-going the alternative form of?
Thorough-going is the alternative form of thoroughgoing.

Words near thorough-going in the dictionary

  1. thorosteenstrupine
  2. thorosteenstrupines
  3. thorotrast
  4. thorough
  5. thorough-
  6. thorough-going
  7. thorough-paced
  8. thorough-stitch
  9. thoroughbass
  10. thoroughbasses
  11. thoroughbrace

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