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thoroughgoing
[ thur-oh-goh-ing, -uh-goh-, thuhr- ]
adjective
- doing things thoroughly.
- carried out to the full extent; thorough.
- complete; unqualified:
a thoroughgoing knave.
thoroughgoing
/ ˈθʌrəˌɡəʊɪŋ /
adjective
- extremely thorough
- usually prenominal absolute; complete
thoroughgoing incompetence
Derived Forms
- ˈthoroughˌgoingness, noun
- ˈthoroughˌgoingly, adverb
Other Words From
- thorough·going·ly adverb
- thorough·going·ness noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of thoroughgoing1
Example Sentences
The irrepressible Mr. Ozawa surmounted this prejudice by dint of his outsize personality, thoroughgoing musicianship and sheer hard work.
All three are thoroughgoing conservatives, but all have condemned Trump’s attempt to overturn the 2020 presidential election.
At a deeper level, Obama explores his search for identity as a man of mixed race and split national heritage, as well as the thoroughgoing problems of racism in America.
On the one hand, he was a thoroughgoing modernist.
But a more thoroughgoing marriage of old and new comes in a new project from Kristin Dickson-Okuda, one of several creators commissioned just for this show.
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