- (a.) Going through or to the end or bottom; very thorough; complete.
- (a.) Going all lengths; extreme; thoroughplaced; -- less common in this sense.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
| APA | Webster's. (2011). thoroughgoing. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/thoroughgoing/definitions/2072226 |
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| MLA | Webster's. "thoroughgoing" 28 May 2011. Web. 21 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/thoroughgoing/definitions/2072226> |