thoroughgoing

Words with a similar base: thoroughgoing

'thoroughgoing'

[exhaustive.s.01] as in: performed comprehensively and completely

Examples:
an exhaustive study
made a thorough search
thoroughgoing research

'thoroughgoing'

[arrant.s.01] as in: without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers

Examples:
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
the unadulterated truth

Origins

					thoroughgoing (English)
├── going (English)
│   ├── -ing (English)
│   │   ├── -ing (Middle English (1100-1500))
│   │   │   └── -ing (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
│   │   └── -inge (Middle English (1100-1500))
│   └── go (English)
│       └── gon (Middle English (1100-1500))
│           └── gan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
└── thorough- (English)

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