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Definition thoroughgoing in American English

thoroughgoing adjective

adjective
/ˈθʌrəˌɡoʊɪŋ/
1

very thorough and careful

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a thoroughgoing investigation

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a thoroughgoing change in the methods of dealing with the problem

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Definition thoroughgoing in American English