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thoroughgoing

adjective

thor·​ough·​go·​ing ˌthər-ə-ˈgō-iŋ How to pronounce thoroughgoing (audio)
ˌthə-rə-,
-ˈgȯ(-)iŋ
: marked by thoroughness or zeal : thorough, complete
thoroughgoing changes
a thoroughgoing traditionalist
thoroughgoingly adverb

Example Sentences

civil rights advocates are hoping for a thoroughgoing rejection of the proposed bill a thoroughgoing attempt to solve the puzzle and still no luck
Recent Examples on the Web His strategy for change is more thoroughgoing than what’s on offer from Web3 boosters, billionaire founders, or even well-meaning regulators. Sarah Leonard, The New Republic, 8 Sep. 2022 Yet the United States has successfully depleted the supply of machine guns, as well as the ease and attractiveness of their use by criminals, with exactly these measures: a gun database and a thoroughgoing application process. Adam Weinstein, The New Republic, 20 Apr. 2020 He should be remembered as a thoroughgoing failure as a pandemic-time President. Steve Coll, The New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2020 The young Petrie’s journey from Biblical fundamentalist to a thoroughgoing man of science is one of the most remarkable aspects of this remarkable man’s life. Jimmy Maher, Ars Technica, 15 Mar. 2020 These triumphs notwithstanding, three years in, hopes of a thoroughgoing overhaul have been dashed. Philip Wallach, National Review, 19 Dec. 2019 Edmund Wilson’s brilliant essay on Holmes, which appeared as the last chapter of his 1962 book Patriotic Gore, contended that the war bludgeoned Holmes’s youthful certainties into a thoroughgoing skepticism about moral absolutes. John Fabian Witt, The New Republic, 1 Oct. 2019 But Ms Shelton’s more recent statements in favour of looser policy seem to suggest a thoroughgoing conversion. The Economist, 4 July 2019 But Ms Shelton’s more recent statements in favour of looser policy seem to suggest a thoroughgoing conversion. The Economist, 4 July 2019 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1719, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of thoroughgoing was in 1719

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