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through and through

adverb

Definition of THROUGH AND THROUGH

: in every way : thoroughly

First Known Use of THROUGH AND THROUGH

15th century

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Synonyms: all, all of, all over, altogether, clean, completely, dead, enough, entire, entirely, even, exactly, fast, flat, full, heartily, out, perfectly, plumb [chiefly dialect], quite, soundly, thoroughly, fully, totally, utterly, well, wholly, wide

Antonyms: half, halfway, incompletely, part, partially, partly

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