thoroughgoing (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the word *thoroughgoing*:
ADJECTIVE	all	thoroughgoing, exhaustive, thorough	performed comprehensively and completely
all	thoroughgoing, arrant, complete, consummate, double-dyed, everlasting, gross, perfect, pure, sodding, stark, staring, thorough, utter, unadulterated	without qualification / qualification

English > *thoroughgoing*: 2 senses > adjective 1
Meaning	Performed comprehensively and completely.
Example	"thoroughgoing research"
Synonyms	exhaustive, thorough
Broader	complete	Having every necessary or normal part or component or step
Spanish	exhaustivo
Catalan	exhaustiu

English > *thoroughgoing*: 2 senses > adjective 2
Meaning	Without qualification / qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers.
Example	"a thoroughgoing villain"
Synonyms	arrant, complete, consummate, double-dyed, everlasting, gross, perfect, pure, sodding, stark, staring, thorough, utter, unadulterated
Broader	unmitigated	not diminished or moderated in intensity or severity

HyperDic: thoroughgoing