thoroughgoingadj.

Brit.

/ˈθʌrəˌɡəʊɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈθərəˌɡoʊɪŋ/,

/ˈθəroʊˌɡoʊɪŋ/

Forms: see thorough- prefix and going n.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: thorough- prefix, going adj.

Etymology: < thorough- prefix + going adj. Compare later throughgoing adj. 2b.

1. Chiefly of a person or an attribute of a person: going the full length; doing things thoroughly; uncompromising; (hence attributive) exemplifying a specified characteristic fully; absolute, extreme, out-and-out.In quot. 1719 apparently: (of a horse) dependable (compare similar uses at thoroughgoer n., and perhaps compare also thorough-paced adj. 2).

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [adjective] > thoroughgoing

thorough1566

thoroughgoing1719

whole hog1829

full-blooded1832

whole-hogging1904

saturation1942

the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > high or intense degree > [adjective] > utter or absolute

shirea1225

purec1300

properc1380

plainc1395

cleana1400

fine?a1400

entirec1400

veryc1400

starka1425

utterc1430

utterlyc1440

merec1443

absolute1531

outright1532

cleara1535

bloodyc1540

unproachable1544

flat1553

downright1577

sheer1583

right-down?1586

single1590

peremptory1601

perfecta1616

downa1625

implicit1625

every way1628

blank1637

out-and-outa1642

errant1644

inaccessional1651

thorough-paced1651

even down1654

dead1660

double-dyed1667

through stitch1681

through-stitched1682

total1702

thoroughgoing1719

thorough-sped1730

regular1740

plumb1748

hollow1751

unextenuated1765

unmitigated1783

stick, stock, stone dead1796

positive1802

rank1809

heart-whole1823

skire1825

solid1830

fair1835

teetotal1840

bodacious1845

raw1856

literal1857

resounding1873

roaring1884

all out1893

fucking1893

pink1896

twenty-four carat1900

grand slam1915

stone1928

diabolical1933

fricking1937

righteous1940

fecking1952

raving1954

the world > relative properties > wholeness > completeness > [adjective] > that is completely what is specified > specifically of a person

thorough1625

double-dyed1667

through1697

thoroughgoing1719

full-blooded1784

1719 Daily Courant 30 Apr. (advt.) A good thorough-going black Pad.

1725 J. Swift Second Let. to Right Honourable —— I will venture to End this with the Sentiments of Philip de Comines upon some thoro-going Courtiers.

1800 M. Edgeworth Eton Montem ii, in Parent's Assistant (ed. 3) VI. 156 I am a thorough-going friend at any rate.

1802 A. Bishop Proofs Conspiracy against Christianity iii. viii. 145 The political clergy sustained regular nominations of lawyers and selected the most thorough-going of them to sustain the administration.

1823 Edinb. Mag. & Literary Misc. Sept. 339 Though country justices may sometimes be what is vulgarly called rackle-handed, they are, withal, efficient and thorough-going.

1856 R. A. Vaughan Hours with Mystics (1860) II. 18 What seems..the thorough-going madness of the fiery Persian.

1888 J. Bryce Amer. Commonw. I. ix. 120 Jefferson..was a thorough-going party leader.

1931 H. L. Mencken Diary 25 Apr. (1989) 23 I gathered from his talk that he himself is a thorough-going skeptic.

1970 J. McPhee Crofter & Laird 23 In fact, they give the impression that they have, if not an active distaste for the sea, at least a thoroughgoing indifference to it.

2010 New Republic (Nexis) 4 Feb. 30 The man comes across..as a thoroughgoing crank.

2. Of an action, process, etc.: involving or dealing with every detail or aspect of something.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [adjective] > thoroughgoing > of actions

round1596

thoroughgoing1809

1809 Belfast Monthly Mag. Nov. 329/2 A searching and thorough-going inquiry.

1838 C. Thirlwall Hist. Greece (new ed.) IV. xxxi. 194 They now proceeded to bolder and more thorough-going measures.

1885 Archaeologia 49 127 We are struck by the evidence they supply of its thoroughgoing Romanization.

1912 Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. 18 316 Any theological reconstruction therefore that would be thorough-going.

1990 Daughters of Sarah Mar. 25/1 They were merely the most thoroughgoing..of a recurrent virus of persecution, pogrom, and prejudice.

2002 Ashmolean Ann. Rep. 3 The Sackler Egyptian Gallery will reopen next year after its thorough-going facelift.

Derivatives

ˈthoroughˌgoingly adv.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [adverb] > in thoroughgoing manner

a-good?1516

tightly1601

tight1790

thoroughgoingly1832

1832 Freeman's Jrnl. 24 Feb. Right thorough-goingly did he effect his purpose.

1887 N.E.D. at Boot sb.³ Like old boots: vigorously, thoroughgoingly.

1911 Northwestern Miller 5 July 44/2 I think our whole company is thoroughgoingly tired tonight.

2003 L. F. Winner Mudhouse Sabbath v. 59 My friend..opted out of the thoroughgoingly liturgical Episcopal Church after about six months.

ˈthorough-ˌgoingness n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [noun] > thoroughgoing action

through stitcha1569

thoroughgoing1770

whole-hoggism1831

whole-hoggery1835

thorough-goingness1836

the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [noun] > thoroughgoing action > state or quality of being thoroughgoing

thorough-goingness1836

1836 C. Gilman Recoll. Southern Matron in Southern Rose 28 May 153/3 The gentleman had even the thoroughgoingness to request that my brother's large stout new slate might be exchanged for a recently-invented tablet.

1867 C. H. Pearson Hist. Eng. I. 35 The Roman sword did its work..with terrible thorough-goingness.

1937 Isis 27 354 Social scientists have attempted to give their somewhat loose disciplines an appearance of scientific thoroughgoingness by the introduction of statistical methods.

2009 Philos. Q. 59 760 His defence is impressive for its sincerity, thoroughgoingness, clarity and analytical subtlety.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	thoroughgoing
释义	† thoroughgoingn. Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: thoroughgoing adj. Etymology: < thoroughgoing adj. Obsolete. rare. The action or habit of doing things thoroughly. Also: an action of this kind. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [noun] > thoroughgoing action through stitcha1569 thoroughgoing1770 whole-hoggism1831 whole-hoggery1835 thorough-goingness1836 1770 Weekly Mag. 31 May 278/1 Thy resolute temper, and thorough goings, have at once provoked, embarrassed, and exposed them. 1851 J. D. Burns Jrnl. in Mem. & Remains (1869) iv. 66 Much..is said about thoroughgoing and decision of character. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online June 2018). thoroughgoingadj. Brit. /ˈθʌrəˌɡəʊɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈθərəˌɡoʊɪŋ/, /ˈθəroʊˌɡoʊɪŋ/ Forms: see thorough- prefix and going n. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: thorough- prefix, going adj. Etymology: < thorough- prefix + going adj. Compare later throughgoing adj. 2b. 1. Chiefly of a person or an attribute of a person: going the full length; doing things thoroughly; uncompromising; (hence attributive) exemplifying a specified characteristic fully; absolute, extreme, out-and-out.In quot. 1719 apparently: (of a horse) dependable (compare similar uses at thoroughgoer n., and perhaps compare also thorough-paced adj. 2). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [adjective] > thoroughgoing thorough1566 thoroughgoing1719 whole hog1829 full-blooded1832 whole-hogging1904 saturation1942 the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > high or intense degree > [adjective] > utter or absolute shirea1225 purec1300 properc1380 plainc1395 cleana1400 fine?a1400 entirec1400 veryc1400 starka1425 utterc1430 utterlyc1440 merec1443 absolute1531 outright1532 cleara1535 bloodyc1540 unproachable1544 flat1553 downright1577 sheer1583 right-down?1586 single1590 peremptory1601 perfecta1616 downa1625 implicit1625 every way1628 blank1637 out-and-outa1642 errant1644 inaccessional1651 thorough-paced1651 even down1654 dead1660 double-dyed1667 through stitch1681 through-stitched1682 total1702 thoroughgoing1719 thorough-sped1730 regular1740 plumb1748 hollow1751 unextenuated1765 unmitigated1783 stick, stock, stone dead1796 positive1802 rank1809 heart-whole1823 skire1825 solid1830 fair1835 teetotal1840 bodacious1845 raw1856 literal1857 resounding1873 roaring1884 all out1893 fucking1893 pink1896 twenty-four carat1900 grand slam1915 stone1928 diabolical1933 fricking1937 righteous1940 fecking1952 raving1954 the world > relative properties > wholeness > completeness > [adjective] > that is completely what is specified > specifically of a person thorough1625 double-dyed1667 through1697 thoroughgoing1719 full-blooded1784 1719 Daily Courant 30 Apr. (advt.) A good thorough-going black Pad. 1725 J. Swift Second Let. to Right Honourable —— I will venture to End this with the Sentiments of Philip de Comines upon some thoro-going Courtiers. 1800 M. Edgeworth Eton Montem ii, in Parent's Assistant (ed. 3) VI. 156 I am a thorough-going friend at any rate. 1802 A. Bishop Proofs Conspiracy against Christianity iii. viii. 145 The political clergy sustained regular nominations of lawyers and selected the most thorough-going of them to sustain the administration. 1823 Edinb. Mag. & Literary Misc. Sept. 339 Though country justices may sometimes be what is vulgarly called rackle-handed, they are, withal, efficient and thorough-going. 1856 R. A. Vaughan Hours with Mystics (1860) II. 18 What seems..the thorough-going madness of the fiery Persian. 1888 J. Bryce Amer. Commonw. I. ix. 120 Jefferson..was a thorough-going party leader. 1931 H. L. Mencken Diary 25 Apr. (1989) 23 I gathered from his talk that he himself is a thorough-going skeptic. 1970 J. McPhee Crofter & Laird 23 In fact, they give the impression that they have, if not an active distaste for the sea, at least a thoroughgoing indifference to it. 2010 New Republic (Nexis) 4 Feb. 30 The man comes across..as a thoroughgoing crank. 2. Of an action, process, etc.: involving or dealing with every detail or aspect of something. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [adjective] > thoroughgoing > of actions round1596 thoroughgoing1809 1809 Belfast Monthly Mag. Nov. 329/2 A searching and thorough-going inquiry. 1838 C. Thirlwall Hist. Greece (new ed.) IV. xxxi. 194 They now proceeded to bolder and more thorough-going measures. 1885 Archaeologia 49 127 We are struck by the evidence they supply of its thoroughgoing Romanization. 1912 Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. 18 316 Any theological reconstruction therefore that would be thorough-going. 1990 Daughters of Sarah Mar. 25/1 They were merely the most thoroughgoing..of a recurrent virus of persecution, pogrom, and prejudice. 2002 Ashmolean Ann. Rep. 3 The Sackler Egyptian Gallery will reopen next year after its thorough-going facelift. Derivatives ˈthoroughˌgoingly adv. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [adverb] > in thoroughgoing manner a-good?1516 tightly1601 tight1790 thoroughgoingly1832 1832 Freeman's Jrnl. 24 Feb. Right thorough-goingly did he effect his purpose. 1887 N.E.D. at Boot sb.³ Like old boots: vigorously, thoroughgoingly. 1911 Northwestern Miller 5 July 44/2 I think our whole company is thoroughgoingly tired tonight. 2003 L. F. Winner Mudhouse Sabbath v. 59 My friend..opted out of the thoroughgoingly liturgical Episcopal Church after about six months. ˈthorough-ˌgoingness n. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [noun] > thoroughgoing action through stitcha1569 thoroughgoing1770 whole-hoggism1831 whole-hoggery1835 thorough-goingness1836 the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [noun] > thoroughgoing action > state or quality of being thoroughgoing thorough-goingness1836 1836 C. Gilman Recoll. Southern Matron in Southern Rose 28 May 153/3 The gentleman had even the thoroughgoingness to request that my brother's large stout new slate might be exchanged for a recently-invented tablet. 1867 C. H. Pearson Hist. Eng. I. 35 The Roman sword did its work..with terrible thorough-goingness. 1937 Isis 27 354 Social scientists have attempted to give their somewhat loose disciplines an appearance of scientific thoroughgoingness by the introduction of statistical methods. 2009 Philos. Q. 59 760 His defence is impressive for its sincerity, thoroughgoingness, clarity and analytical subtlety. 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† thoroughgoingn.

thoroughgoingadj.

Derivatives