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thor⋅ough
[thur-oh, thuhr-oh] 
–adjective
| 1. | executed without negligence or omissions: a thorough search. |
| 2. | complete; perfect; utter: thorough enjoyment. |
| 3. | extremely attentive to accuracy and detail; painstaking: a thorough worker; a thorough analysis. |
| 4. | having full command or mastery of an art, talent, etc.: a thorough actress. |
| 5. | extending or passing through. |
–adverb, preposition
| 6. | Archaic. through. |
–noun
| 7. | (initial capital letter ) English History. the administrative policies of the Earl of Stafford and Archbishop Laud during the reign of Charles I: so called because they were uncompromisingly carried out. |
Related forms:
thor⋅ough⋅ly, adverb
thor⋅ough⋅ness, noun
Synonyms:
1. unqualified, total.
1. unqualified, total.
Antonyms:
1. partial.
1. partial.
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| thor·ough (thûr'ō, thŭr'ō) adj.
Variant of through. [Middle English thorow, through, thorough, from Old English thuruh, from end to end, through; see terə-2 in Indo-European roots.] thor'ough·ly adv., thor'ough·ness n. |
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Thorough
Thor"ough\, prep. [See Through.] Through. [Obs.] --Spenser. Shak.Thorough
Thor"ough\, a. 1. Passing through; as, thorough lights in a house. [Obs.] 2. Passing through or to the end; hence, complete; perfect; as, a thorough reformation; thorough work; a thorough translator; a thorough poet.Thorough
Thor"ough\, adv. 1. Thoroughly. [Obs. or Colloq.] --Chaucer. 2. Through. [Obs.] --Shak.Thorough
Thor"ough\, n. A furrow between two ridges, to drain off the surface water. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
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Language Translation for : thorough
Spanish:
cuidadoso, minucioso; concienzudo,
German:
gründlich,
Japanese:
きちょうめんな
thorough
c.1489, adj. use of O.E. þuruh (adv.) "from end to end, from side to side," stressed variant of þurh (adv., prep.), see through. Thoroughfare is recorded from c.1386, "passage or way through."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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