Thoroughgoing

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Thoroughgoing \Thor"ough*go`ing\, a.
     1. Going through, or to the end or bottom; very thorough;
        complete.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Going all lengths; extreme; thoroughplaced; -- less common


        in this sense.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  thoroughgoing
       adj 1: very thorough; exhaustively complete; "an exhaustive study";
              "made a thorough search"; "thoroughgoing research"
              [syn: {exhaustive}, {thorough}]
       2: without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative)
          intensifiers; "an arrant fool"; "a complete coward"; "a
          consummate fool"; "a double-dyed villain"; "gross
          negligence"; "a perfect idiot"; "pure folly"; "what a
          sodding mess"; "stark staring mad"; "a thoroughgoing
          villain"; "utter nonsense" [syn: {arrant(a)}, {complete(a)},
           {consummate(a)}, {double-dyed(a)}, {everlasting(a)}, {gross(a)},
           {perfect(a)}, {pure(a)}, {sodding(a)}, {stark(a)}, {staring(a)},
           {thoroughgoing(a)}, {utter(a)}]