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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

/ ˈθʌəˌɡəʊɪŋ /

adjective

  1. extremely thorough
  2. usually prenominal absolute; complete

    thoroughgoing incompetence

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Derived Forms

  • ˈٳǰdzܲˌǾԲԱ, noun
  • ˈٳǰdzܲˌǾԲ, adverb
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of thoroughgoing1

First recorded in 1810–20; thorough + going
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Example Sentences

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

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

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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.

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On the one hand, he was a thoroughgoing modernist.

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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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