thoroughgoing

thoroughgoing
[[t]θʌ̱rəgo͟ʊɪŋ, AM θɜ͟ːroʊ-[/t]]
1) ADJ-GRADED: usu ADJ n (emphasis) You use thoroughgoing to emphasize that someone or something is fully or completely the type of person or thing specified.

...a thoroughgoing conservative.

...readers who are unhappy with such thoroughgoing materialism.

2) ADJ-GRADED: usu ADJ n (approval) If you describe a piece of work as thoroughgoing, you approve of it because it has been carefully and thoroughly put together.

...a thoroughgoing review of prison conditions.

...this splendidly thoroughgoing biography.

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  • 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] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • thoroughgoing — index circumspect, complete (all embracing), comprehensive, diligent, intensive, meticulous, particular ( …   Law dictionary

  • thoroughgoing — ► ADJECTIVE 1) involving or attending to every detail or aspect. 2) complete; absolute …   English terms dictionary

  • thoroughgoing — [thʉr′ōgō′iŋ, thʉr′əgō′iŋ] adj. very thorough; specif., a) precise and painstaking b) being wholly such; unmitigated …   English World dictionary

  • thoroughgoing — thor|ough|go|ing [ˌθʌrəˈgəuıŋ US ˈgou ] adj formal 1.) very thorough and careful ▪ a thoroughgoing analysis of the data 2.) [only before noun] a thoroughgoing action or quality is complete ▪ The programme has been a thoroughgoing success …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • thoroughgoing — adjective 1 very thorough and careful: a thoroughgoing inspection of the site 2 (only before noun) a thoroughgoing action or quality is complete: the thoroughgoing materialism of this generation …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • thoroughgoing — adjective Date: 1800 marked by thoroughness or zeal ; thorough, complete < thoroughgoing changes > < a thoroughgoing traditionalist > • thoroughgoingly adverb …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • thoroughgoing — thor|ough|go|ing [ θʌrə,gouıŋ ] adjective 1. ) very thorough and careful: a thoroughgoing investigation 2. ) complete: a thoroughgoing change in the methods of dealing with the problem …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • thoroughgoing — UK [ˌθʌrəˈɡəʊɪŋ] / US [ˈθʌrəˌɡoʊɪŋ] adjective 1) very thorough and careful a thoroughgoing investigation 2) complete a thoroughgoing change in the methods of dealing with the problem …   English dictionary

  • thoroughgoing — thorough / thoroughgoing [adj1] exhaustive absolute, all embracing, all inclusive, all out*, all the way*, assiduous, blow by blow*, careful, circumstantial, clocklike, complete, comprehensive, conscientious, detailed, efficient, exact, from A to …   New thesaurus

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