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thor·ough

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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.

–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: bef. 900; ME (prep. and adv.); OE thuruh, var. of thurh through

]

—Related forms

thor·ough·ly, adverb

thor·ough·ness, noun

—Synonyms 1. unqualified, total.

—Antonyms 1. partial.

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thor·ough Audio Help (thûr'ō, thŭr'ō) Pronunciation Key
adj.

Exhaustively complete: a thorough search.
Painstakingly accurate or careful: thorough research.
Absolute; utter: a thorough pleasure.

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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thoroughly
adverb
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"

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ˈthoroughly1 adverb

with great care, attending to every detail
Example: She doesn't do her job very thoroughly.

Arabic:	بِدِقَّه، بالإهْتِمام بِكُل تَفْصيل
Chinese (Simplified):	彻底地，周到地
Chinese (Traditional):	徹底地，周到地
Czech:	do hloubky
Danish:	grundigt
Dutch:	nauwgezet
Estonian:	põhjalikult
Finnish:	perusteellisesti
French:	à fond
German:	gründlich
Greek:	προσεχτικά, σχολαστικά
Hungarian:	alaposan
Icelandic:	ítarlega
Indonesian:	secara cermat
Italian:	minuziosamente

Japanese:	きちょうめんに
Korean:	철저하게
Latvian:	cītīgi; kārtīgi; rūpīgi
Lithuanian:	kruopščiai, nuodugniai
Norwegian:	omhyggelig, grundig
Polish:	gruntownie, dogłębnie
Portuguese (Brazil):	minuciosamente
Portuguese (Portugal):	cuidadosamente
Romanian:	cu seriozitate
Russian:	тщательно
Slovak:	dôkladne, úplne
Slovenian:	temeljito
Spanish:	cuidadosamente, minuciosamente; concienzudamente
Swedish:	omsorgsfullt, ordentligt
Turkish:	tam anlamıyla, adamakıllı

ˈthoroughly2 adverb

completely
Example: He's thoroughly stupid/bored.

Arabic:	كُلِيّاً
Chinese (Simplified):	完全地
Chinese (Traditional):	完全地
Czech:	úplně
Danish:	fuldstændigt
Dutch:	volslagen
Estonian:	täiesti
Finnish:	täysin
French:	complèt- ement, tout à fait
German:	völlig
Greek:	εντελώς, τελείως
Hungarian:	teljesen
Icelandic:	algerlega
Indonesian:	sepenuhnya, bukan kepalang
Italian:	completamente

Japanese:	全く
Korean:	완전히
Latvian:	galīgi; pilnīgi
Lithuanian:	visiškai, galutinai
Norwegian:	tvers igjennom, helt
Polish:	kompletnie
Portuguese (Brazil):	completamente
Portuguese (Portugal):	totalmente
Romanian:	total(mente), complet
Russian:	совершенно
Slovak:	úplne
Slovenian:	popolnoma
Spanish:	completamente
Swedish:	fullständigt
Turkish:	tamamen