unthorough

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.
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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

thor·ough·ly, adverb
thor·ough·ness, noun
qua·si-thor·ough, adjective
qua·si-thor·ough·ly, adverb
su·per·thor·ough, adjective
su·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


1. unqualified, total.


1. partial.
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thorough (ˈθʌrə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  carried out completely and carefully: a thorough search
2.  (prenominal) utter: a thorough bore
3.  painstakingly careful: my work is thorough
 
[Old English thurh; related to Old Frisian thruch, Old Saxon thuru, Old High German duruh; see through]
 
'thoroughly
 
adv
 
'thoroughness
 
n

Thorough (ˈθʌrə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
thoroughgoing policy, as adopted in England by Strafford and Laud during the reign of Charles I

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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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