Throughgoing
adj, noun
adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A scolding; a severe reprimand or reproof. Scotland, dialectal
Adjective
- 1 Active; energetic. Scotland, dialectal
Etymology
From through- + going. Compare thoroughgo, Scots throuchganging, Old English þurhgān, þurhgangan (“to go through, penetrate”). More at through, go.