- 1very thorough; looking at every detail a thoroughgoing revision of the text
- 2complete a thoroughgoing commitment to change
thoroughgoing
adjectiveNAmE//ˈθəroʊˌɡoʊɪŋ//, NAmE//ˈθərəˌɡoʊɪŋ//
[only before noun]Check pronunciation: thoroughgoing
Definition of thoroughgoing adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary