Thoroughgoing
Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

4 letters

PURE
(of color) being chromatically pure; not diluted with white or grey or black

BORN
British nuclear physicist (born in Germany) honored for his contributions to quantum mechanics (1882-1970)

RANK
The body of members of an organization or group; "they polled their membership"; "they found dissension in their own ranks"; "he joined the ranks of the unemployed"

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PLUMB
The metal bob of a plumb line

RIGHT
Toward or on the right; also used figuratively; "he looked right and left"; "the party has moved right"

RUDDY
Inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life; "a ruddy complexion"; "Santa's rubicund cheeks"; "a fresh and sanguine complexion"

SHEER
Cause to sheer; "She sheered her car around the obstacle"

PLAIN
Express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness; "My mother complains all day"; "She has a lot to kick about"

CRASS
(of persons) so unrefined as to be lacking in discrimination and sensibility

CROSS
(genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids

CLEAN
A weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then jerked overhead

CLEAR
A clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water; "finally broke out of the forest into the open"

BLACK
(board games) the darker pieces

GROSS
Visible to the naked eye (especially of rocks and anatomical features)

TOTAL
Complete in extent or degree and in every particular; "a full game"; "a total eclipse"; "a total disaster"

STARK
Completely; "stark mad"; "mouth stark open"

UTTER
Put into circulation; "utter counterfeit currency"

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ARRANT
Without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers; "an arrant fool"; "a complete coward"; "a consummate fool"; "a double-dyed villain"; "gross negligence"; "a perfect idiot"; "pure folly"; "what a sodding mess"; "stark staring mad"; "a thoroughgoing villain"; "utter nonsense"; "the unadulterated truth"

PROPER
Limited to the thing specified; "the city proper"; "his claim is connected with the deed proper"

ALLOUT

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DECIDED
Recognizable; marked; "noticed a distinct improvement"; "at a distinct (or decided) disadvantage"

OMNIBUS
An anthology of articles on a related subject or an anthology of the works of a single author

REGULAR
A dependable follower (especially in party politics); "he is one of the party regulars"

PAINFUL
Causing misery or pain or distress; "it was a sore trial to him"; "the painful process of growing up"

GLARING
Shining intensely; "the blazing sun"; "blinding headlights"; "dazzling snow"; "fulgent patterns of sunlight"; "the glaring sun"

OPEROSE
Characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort; "worked their arduous way up the mining valley"; "a grueling campaign"; "hard labor"; "heavy work"; "heavy going"; "spent many laborious hours on the project"; "set a punishing pace"

RADICAL
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; "thematic vowels are part of the stem"

PERFECT
Make perfect or complete; "perfect your French in Paris!"

DRASTIC
Forceful and extreme and rigorous; "drastic measures"

SODDING
Without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers; "an arrant fool"; "a complete coward"; "a consummate fool"; "a double-dyed villain"; "gross negligence"; "a perfect idiot"; "pure folly"; "what a sodding mess"; "stark staring mad"; "a thoroughgoing villain"; "utter nonsense"; "the unadulterated truth"

STARING
Without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers; "an arrant fool"; "a complete coward"; "a consummate fool"; "a double-dyed villain"; "gross negligence"; "a perfect idiot"; "pure folly"; "what a sodding mess"; "stark staring mad"; "a thoroughgoing villain"; "utter nonsense"; "the unadulterated truth"

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THOROUGH
Performed comprehensively and completely; "an exhaustive study"; "made a thorough search"; "thoroughgoing research"

COMPLETE
Complete or carry out; "discharge one's duties"

RIGOROUS
Rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard; "rigorous application of the law"; "a strict vegetarian"

SWEEPING
The act of cleaning with a broom

STRAIGHT
In keeping with the facts; "set the record straight"; "made sure the facts were straight in the report"

SEDULOUS
Marked by care and persistent effort; "her assiduous attempts to learn French"; "assiduous research"; "sedulous pursuit of legal and moral principles"

PROFOUND
Coming from deep within one; "a profound sigh"

PRECIOUS
Of high worth or cost; "diamonds, sapphires, rubies, and emeralds are precious stones"

POSITIVE
A film showing a photographic image whose tones correspond to those of the original subject

OUTRIGHT
Without any delay; "he was killed outright"

INFERNAL
An inhabitant of Hell; "his roar made the infernals quake"

FLAGRANT
Conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible; "a crying shame"; "an egregious lie"; "flagrant violation of human rights"; "a glaring error"; "gross ineptitude"; "gross injustice"; "rank treachery"

DEEPDYED

DELIGENT

DETAILED
Developed or executed with care and in minute detail; "a detailed plan"; "the elaborate register of the inhabitants prevented tax evasion"- John Buchan; "the carefully elaborated theme"

ABSOLUTE
Something that is conceived or that exists independently and not in relation to other things; something that does not depend on anything else and is beyond human control; something that is not relative; "no mortal being can influence the absolute"

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SSHOCKING

WHOLESALE
Sell in large quantities

VERITABLE
Not counterfeit or copied; "an authentic signature"; "a bona fide manuscript"; "an unquestionable antique"; "photographs taken in a veritable bull ring"

UNSPOILED
Not left to spoil; "the meat is still good"

UNIVERSAL
A behavioral convention or pattern characteristic of all members of a particular culture or of all human beings; "some form of religion seems to be a human universal"

PERVASIVE
Spreading or spread throughout; "armed with permeative irony...he punctures affectations"; "the pervasive odor of garlic"; "an error is pervasive if it is material to more than one conclusion"

OUTANDOUT

INTENSIVE
A modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies; "`up' in `finished up' is an intensifier"; "`honestly' in `I honestly don't know' is an intensifier"

ELABORATE
Marked by complexity and richness of detail; "an elaborate lace pattern"

DOWNRIGHT
Complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers; "absolute freedom"; "an absolute dimwit"; "a downright lie"; "out-and-out mayhem"; "an out-and-out lie"; "a rank outsider"; "many right-down vices"; "got the job through sheer persistence"; "sheer stupidity"

CLASSICAL
Traditional genre of music conforming to an established form and appealing to critical interest and developed musical taste

EGREGIOUS
Conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible; "a crying shame"; "an egregious lie"; "flagrant violation of human rights"; "a glaring error"; "gross ineptitude"; "gross injustice"; "rank treachery"

ASSIDUOUS
Marked by care and persistent effort; "her assiduous attempts to learn French"; "assiduous research"; "sedulous pursuit of legal and moral principles"

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UNRESERVED
Not reserved

UNRELIEVED
Not lessened or diminished; "unrelieved suffering"

UNDENIABLE
Not possible to deny

UNBEARABLE
Incapable of being put up with; "an intolerable degree of sentimentality"

UBIQUITOUS
Being present everywhere at once

SURPASSING
Far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree; "a night of exceeding darkness"; "an exceptional memory"; "olympian efforts to save the city from bankruptcy"; "the young Mozart's prodigious talents"

PRONOUNCED
Strongly marked; easily noticeable; "walked with a marked limp"; "a pronounced flavor of cinnamon"

DEFINITIVE
Supplying or being a final or conclusive settlement; "a definitive verdict"; "a determinate answer to the problem"

CONGENITAL
Present at birth but not necessarily hereditary; acquired during fetal development

CONSUMMATE
Make perfect; bring to perfection

DOUBLEDYED

EXHAUSTIVE
Performed comprehensively and completely; "an exhaustive study"; "made a thorough search"; "thoroughgoing research"

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EVERLASTING
Any of various plants of various genera of the family Compositae having flowers that can be dried without loss of form or color

UNQUALIFIED
Legally not qualified or sufficient; "a wife is usually considered unqualified to testify against her husband"; "incompetent witnesses"

UNMITIGATED
Not diminished or moderated in intensity or severity; sometimes used as an intensifier; "unmitigated suffering"; "an unmitigated horror"; "an unmitigated lie"

UNEQUIVOCAL
Clearly defined or formulated; "the plain and unequivocal language of the laws"- R.B.Taney

SUPERLATIVE
Highest in quality

STRAIGHTOUT

PAINSTAKING
Characterized by extreme care and great effort; "conscientious application to the work at hand"; "painstaking research"; "scrupulous attention to details"

OMNIPRESENT
Being present everywhere at once

INTOLERABLE
Incapable of being put up with; "an intolerable degree of sentimentality"

INDUSTRIOUS
Characterized by hard work and perseverance

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UNRESTRICTED
Never having had security classification

ALLPERVADING

ALLEMBRACING

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UNCONDITIONAL
Not modified or restricted by reservations; "a categorical denial"; "a flat refusal"

DYEDINTHEWOOL

COMPREHENSIVE
An intensive examination testing a student's proficiency in some special field of knowledge; "she took her comps in English literature"

UNADULTERATED
Not mixed with impurities; "unadulterated maple syrup"

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UNCOMPROMISING
Not making concessions; "took an uncompromising stance in the peace talks"; "uncompromising honesty"

UNCONSCIONABLE
Lacking a conscience; "a conscienceless villain"; "brash, unprincipled, and conscienceless"; "an unconscionable liar"

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THROUGHANDTHROUGH
Throughout the entire extent; "got soaked through in the rain"; "I'm frozen through"; "a letter shot through with the writer's personality"; "knew him through and through"; "boards rotten through and through"