thought-outly

Updated: May 9, 2025

But they are decent, they are charming.... Only they do not think hard, and they do not understand that doing a job properly means doing it as directly and thought-outly as you possibly can. They won't worry about things. If their tempers were worse perhaps their work might be better. They won't use maps or timetables or books of reference.

H. G. (Herbert George) Wells - Mr. Britling Sees It Through