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Definition of thoroughgoing adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

thoroughgoing

adjective

NAmE//ˈθəroʊˌɡoʊɪŋ//

, NAmE//ˈθərəˌɡoʊɪŋ//

[only before noun]

1very thorough; looking at every detail a thoroughgoing revision of the text

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2complete a thoroughgoing commitment to change

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