thorough-stitch

1 of 2

adverb

archaic

: all the way through

obliged to go thorough-stitch with it

—Bernard Mandeville

thorough-stitch

2 of 2

adjective

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variants or thorough-stitched

ˈ⸗⸗ˌ⸗

archaic

: thoroughgoing

his book may properly be considered … a thorough-stitched digest and regular institute

—Laurence Sterne

Word History

Etymology

Adverb

probably from the phrase thorough stitch from thorough entry 2 + stitch, noun

Adjective

thorough-stitch from thorough-stitch; thorough-stitched from thorough-stitch entry 1 + -ed

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