thoroughgoing

[ thur-oh-goh-ing, -uh-goh-, thuhr- ]

adjective

1. doing things thoroughly.
2. carried out to the full extent; thorough.
3. complete; unqualified:

   a thoroughgoing knave.

thoroughgoing

/ ˈθʌrəˌɡəʊɪŋ /

adjective

1. extremely thorough
2. usually prenominal absolute; complete

   thoroughgoing incompetence

Derived Forms

• ˈthoroughˌgoingness, noun
• ˈthoroughˌgoingly, adverb

Other Words From

• thorough·going·ly adverb
• thorough·going·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of thoroughgoing¹

First recorded in 1810–20; thorough + going

Example Sentences

The irrepressible Mr. Ozawa surmounted this prejudice by dint of his outsize personality, thoroughgoing musicianship and sheer hard work.

From New York Times

All three are thoroughgoing conservatives, but all have condemned Trump’s attempt to overturn the 2020 presidential election.

From Los Angeles Times

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.

From Washington Post

On the one hand, he was a thoroughgoing modernist.

From Washington Post

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.

From New York Times