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Definition of "through-and-through" []

  • The wealthiest and most exclusive social set of a community. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "through-and-through" in a sentence
  • "Let England Shake is British through-and-through, but it's also of a land much farther away."
  • "Most people seen in the movie are actors through-and-through."
  • "My hometown of Washington, D.C. although truthfully, I'm a Bostonian through-and-through has white rooftops."