throughgoing

English

Alternative forms

  • through-going

Etymology

From through- +‎ going. Compare thoroughgo, Scots throuchganging, Old English þurhgān, þurhgangan (“to go through, penetrate”). More at through, go.

Noun

throughgoing (plural throughgoings)

  1. (dialectal, chiefly Scotland) A scolding; a severe reprimand or reproof.
    Synonyms: berating, chockling, dirdum, throughganging; see also Thesaurus:scolding

Adjective

throughgoing (comparative more throughgoing, superlative most throughgoing)

  1. (dialectal, chiefly Scotland) Active; energetic.

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