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/therr"oh payst', -euh payst', thur"-/, adj.1. trained to go through all the possible paces, as a horse.2. thoroughgoing, complete, or perfect.[1640-50; THOROUGH + PACED]
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Thoroughpaced — Thor ough*paced , a. Perfect in what is undertaken; complete; going all lengths; as, a thoroughplaced Tory or Whig. [1913 Webster] If she be a thoroughplaced impostor. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
thoroughpaced — [thʉr′ōpāst΄, thʉr′əpāst΄] adj. 1. thoroughly trained in all paces or gaits: said of horses 2. THOROUGHGOING … English World dictionary
thoroughpaced — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Covering all aspects with painstaking accuracy: all out, complete, exhaustive, full dress, intensive, thorough, thoroughgoing. See BIG, CAREFUL … English dictionary for students
thoroughpaced — adj. thoroughgoing, deep, basic, complete; trained to perform all the paces … English contemporary dictionary
thoroughpaced — thor•ough•paced [[t]ˈθɜr əˌpeɪst, ˈθʌr [/t]] adj. 1) trained to go through all the possible paces, as a horse 2) thoroughgoing, complete, or perfect • Etymology: 1640–50 … From formal English to slang
thoroughpaced — /ˈθʌrəpeɪst/ (say thuruhpayst) adjective 1. trained to go through all the possible paces, as a horse. 2. thoroughgoing, complete, or perfect …
thoroughpaced — /therr oh payst , euh payst , thur /, adj. 1. trained to go through all the possible paces, as a horse. 2. thoroughgoing, complete, or perfect. [1640 50; THOROUGH + PACED] … Useful english dictionary
intensive — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. extreme, acute, thorough. See completion. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. concentrated, exhaustive, all out, accelerated; see absolute 1 , fast 1 , intense . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a.… … English dictionary for students
thorough — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. thoroughgoing, painstaking, exact, careful; complete, absolute, unqualified, arrant, out and out; exhaustive, deep, sweeping. See completion. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Painstaking] Syn. exact,… … English dictionary for students
all-out — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. total, complete, full scale; see absolute 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. total, maximum, complete, no holds barred. ANT.: half hearted. see thorough III (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Covering all aspects… … English dictionary for students
