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thoroughgoing::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | arrant, complete, consummate, double-dyed, everlasting, gross, perfect, pure, sodding, staring, stark, thorough, unadulterated, utter |
a thoroughgoing villain.
thoroughgoing::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | exhaustive, thorough |
thoroughgoing research.
Examples of thoroughgoing
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There was an aloofness about him more thoroughgoing than modesty or reticence.
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For thoroughgoing, consistent and deadly corruption, Somalia is hard to beat.
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Before he left knee breeches, in fact, Mendelssohn was a thoroughgoing musical pro.
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If Aldrich's thoroughgoing rascality has a point, McHale refuses to hone it.
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He is also a thoroughgoing cinephile, steeped in classical technique and film history.
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It has also brought economic collapse, political repression and thoroughgoing corruption.
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As thoroughgoing iconoclasm requires, Ponnelle also flouts the libretto.
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Fortunately, such thoroughgoing multifacetedness is rarely called upon.
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Despite his establishment pedigree, he is a thoroughgoing contrarian.
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- Exhaustive: performed comprehensively and completely; "an exhaustive study"; "made a thorough search"; "thoroughgoing research"
- Arrant(a): without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers; "an arrant fool"; "a complete coward"; "a consummate fool"; "a double-dyed villain"; "gross negligence"; "a perfect idiot"; "pure folly"; "what a sodding mess"; "stark staring mad"; "a thoroughgoing villain"; " ...
- Complete; thorough; full; with great attention to detail
