"thoroughgoing" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈθʌɹəˌɡəʊɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈθʌɹəˌɡoʊɪŋ/ [General-American], /-ɹoʊ/ [General-American] Audio: En-us-thoroughgoing.ogg [General-American] Forms: more thoroughgoing [comparative], most thoroughgoing [superlative]
Etymology: From thorough + going (adjective). Etymology templates: {{compound|en|thorough|going|pos2=adjective}} thorough + going (adjective) Head templates: {{en-adj}} thoroughgoing (comparative more thoroughgoing, superlative most thoroughgoing)
  1. With great attention to detail; complete, thorough. Synonyms: total, thorough-going Hypernyms: going Derived forms: thoroughgoingly Related terms: thoroughgo [obsolete], thoroughgoer [rare] Translations (with great attention to detail — see also complete, thorough): реши́телен (rešítelen) (Bulgarian), 徹底 (Chinese Mandarin), 彻底 (chèdǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), 澈底 (chèdǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), 徹頭徹尾 (Chinese Mandarin), 彻头彻尾 (chètóuchèwěi) (Chinese Mandarin), 築底 (Chinese Mandarin), 筑底 (zhùdǐ, zhúdǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), ingrijpend (Dutch), à tous crins (French), უკომპრომისო (uḳomṗromiso) (Georgian), radikális (Hungarian), 철저하다 (cheoljeohada) (Korean), доскона́льный (doskonálʹnyj) (Russian), скрупулёзный (skrupuljóznyj) (Russian), тща́тельный (tščátelʹnyj) (Russian), skrupulozno [neuter] (Serbo-Croatian), temeljito [neuter] (Serbo-Croatian), ครบ (króp) (Thai), สำเร็จ (sǎm-rèt) (Thai)

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