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THOROUGHNESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Conscientiousness in performing all aspects of a task
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("thoroughness" is a kind of...):
conscientiousness; painstakingness (the trait of being painstaking and careful)
Derivation:
thorough (painstakingly careful and accurate)
thorough (performed comprehensively and completely; not superficial or partial)