"thoroughsped" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more thoroughsped [comparative], most thoroughsped [superlative], through sped [alternative], thorough-sped [alternative]
Etymology: From thorough + sped. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|thorough|sped}} thorough + sped Head templates: {{en-adj}} thoroughsped (comparative more thoroughsped, superlative most thoroughsped)
  1. (obsolete, rare) Fully accomplished. Tags: obsolete, rare
    Sense id: en-thoroughsped-en-adj-sPME6Mhf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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