thor·ough
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Audio Help [thur-oh, thuhr-oh] Pronunciation Key –adjective
–adverb, preposition
–noun
| 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. |
| 6. | Archaic. through. |
| 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. |
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thor·ough·ly, adverb
thor·ough·ness, noun
—Synonyms 1. unqualified, total.
—Antonyms 1. partial.
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adj.
prep. & adv. Archaic 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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| 1. | in an exhaustive manner; "we searched the files thoroughly" |
| 2. | completely and absolutely ('good' is sometimes used informally for 'thoroughly'); "he was soundly defeated"; "we beat him good" |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
ˈthoroughly1 adverb
with great care, attending to every detail
Example: She doesn't do her job very thoroughly.
ˈthoroughly2 adverbExample: She doesn't do her job very thoroughly.
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completely
Example: He's thoroughly stupid/bored.
See also: thoroughfare, thoroughness, thoroughExample: He's thoroughly stupid/bored.
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Thoroughly
Thor"ough*ly\, adv. In a thorough manner; fully; entirely; completely.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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