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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.
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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.
Origin:
before 900; Middle English (preposition and adv.); Old English thuruh, variant of thurh through
before 900; Middle English (preposition and adv.); Old English thuruh, variant of thurh through
Related forms
thor·ough·ly, adverb
thor·ough·ness, noun
qua·si-thor·ough, adjective
qua·si-thor·ough·ly, adverb
su·per·thor·ough, adjective
EXPANDsu·per·thor·ough·ly, adverb
su·per·thor·ough·ness, noun
un·thor·ough, adjective
un·thor·ough·ly, adverb
un·thor·ough·ness, noun
COLLAPSESynonyms
1. unqualified, total.
1. unqualified, total.
Antonyms
1. partial.
1. partial.
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Word Origin & History
thorough
late 15c., adj. use of O.E. þuruh (adv.) "from end to end, from side to side," stressed variant of þurh (adv., prep.); see through. Related: thoroughly (c.1300).
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