thorough-going

  • 131utter — English has two distinct words utter, but they come from the same ultimate source – out. The older, ‘complete, thorough going’ [OE] originated as a comparative form of out (or ūt, as it was in the Old English period), and so morphologically is… …

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  • 132supergovernment — “+ noun Etymology: super + government 1. : an international governing body having the power to enforce its decisions upon member nations 2. : government by a group or body that has no authority to govern but that can force its decisions upon a… …

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