thor·ough·go·ing

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• thor|ough|go|ing — «THUR oh GOH ihng», adjective. thorough; complete: »Perhaps no coronary patient in medical annals ever had more thoroughgoing treatment than that given the President (Newsweek) …   Useful english dictionary

• thor — acan·thor; au·thor·ess; au·thor·i·tar·i·an·ism; au·thor·i·ta·tive; au·thor·i·ty; au·thor·less; au·thor·ship; gris·thor·pia; ha·thor·ic; ko·thor·nos; opis·thor·chi·a·sis; opis·thor·chi·idae; op·is·thor·chis; or·thor·ha·pha; or·thor·rha·pha;… …   English syllables

• ough — flam·bor·ough; marl·bor·ough; ough; thor·ough·brace; yar·bor·ough; bor·ough; thor·ough; thor·ough·bred; thor·ough·fare; thor·ough·bred·ness; thor·ough·go·ing·ly; thor·ough·go·ing·ness; thor·ough·ly; thor·ough·ness; …   English syllables

• ing — aborn·ing; aw·ing; bear·ing; be·ing; bell·ing; berth·ing; bind·ing; boul·der·ing; brok·ing; brown·ing; cheese·par·ing; cleans·ing; clos·ing; con·cern·ing; con·sid·er·ing; cop·ing; cov·er·ing; crack·ing; crown·ing; duck·ing; dur·ing; en·dur·ing;… …   English syllables

• thoroughgoingly — thor·ough·go·ing·ly …   English syllables

• thoroughgoing — thor|ough|go|ing [ˌθʌrəˈgəuıŋ US ˈgou ] adj formal 1.) very thorough and careful ▪ a thoroughgoing analysis of the data 2.) [only before noun] a thoroughgoing action or quality is complete ▪ The programme has been a thoroughgoing success …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• thoroughgoing — thor|ough|go|ing [ θʌrə,gouıŋ ] adjective 1. ) very thorough and careful: a thoroughgoing investigation 2. ) complete: a thoroughgoing change in the methods of dealing with the problem …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• thoroughgoingness — thor·ough·go·ing·ness …   English syllables

• thoroughgoing — thor•ough•go•ing [[t]ˈθɜr əˌgoʊ ɪŋ, ˈθʌr [/t]] adj. 1) doing things thoroughly 2) carried out to the full extent; thorough 3) complete; unqualified: a thoroughgoing knave[/ex] …   From formal English to slang

• ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… …   English syllables