thoroughly

thor·ough  (thûr, thr)

adj.

1. Exhaustively complete: a thorough search.

2. Painstakingly accurate or careful: thorough research.

3. Absolute; utter: a thorough pleasure.

prep. & adv. Archaic

Variant of through.

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[Middle English thorow, through, thorough, from Old English thuruh, from end to end, through; see ter-² in Indo-European roots.]

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thorough·ly adv.

thorough·ness n.

Thesaurus

Adv.	1.	thoroughly - in an exhaustive manner; "we searched the files thoroughly" exhaustively
	2.	thoroughly - completely and absolutely (`good' is sometimes used informally for `thoroughly'); "he was soundly defeated"; "we beat him good" good, soundly colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech

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thoroughly

adverb

1. carefully, completely, fully, comprehensively, sweepingly, efficiently, inside out, meticulously, painstakingly, scrupulously, assiduously, intensively, from top to bottom, conscientiously, exhaustively, leaving no stone unturned a thoroughly researched and illuminating biography
carefully carelessly, haphazardly, half-heartedly, sloppily, cursorily, lackadaisically

2. fully, completely, throughout, inside out, through and through Food must be reheated thoroughly.

3. completely, quite, totally, perfectly, entirely, absolutely, utterly, to the full, downright, to the hilt, without reservation We returned home thoroughly contented.
completely partly, somewhat, in part, superficially, imperfectly, incompletely

Translations

thoroughly [ˈθʌrəlɪ] ADV

1. (= meticulously) [clean, rinse] → a fondo, a conciencia; [search, check] → a fondo; [research] → minuciosamente, meticulosamente; [mix] → bien
they examined me thoroughly (Med) → me hicieron un reconocimiento a fondo or a conciencia
to know sth thoroughly → conocer algo a fondo

2. (= utterly)

2.1. (with verb) [understand] → plenamente, a la perfección; [deserve] → totalmente; [discredit] → totalmente, por completo
he thoroughly enjoyed himself → se divirtió muchísimo, se lo pasó en grande

2.2. (with adj) [enjoyable, unpleasant, miserable] → realmente, verdaderamente; [modern] → totalmente
a thoroughly bad influence → una influencia realmente mala
that was a thoroughly stupid thing to do → hacer eso fue una completa estupidez

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thoroughly [ˈθʌrəli] adv

(= meticulously) [examine, research] → minutieusement, en profondeur; [prepare, wash, clean] → à fond; [search] → de fond en comble
a thoroughly researched and illuminating biography → une biographie éclairante et minutieusement documentée
Police searched the premises thoroughly → La police a fouillé les lieux de fond en comble.

(= completely) [enjoy] → vraiment; [approve, understand] → tout à fait, absolument; [miserable, enjoyable, unpleasant] → vraiment; [convinced] → tout à fait
We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves → Nous nous sommes vraiment bien amusés.
I was thoroughly ashamed of myself → J'avais vraiment honte.
He thoroughly agreed → Il était tout à fait d'accord.

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thoroughly

adv

→ gründlich, von Grund auf

(= extremely) → durch und durch, von Grund auf; convinced → völlig, vollkommen; we thoroughly enjoyed our meal → wir haben unser Essen von Herzen genossen; I thoroughly enjoyed myself → es hat mir aufrichtig Spaß gemacht; I thoroughly agree → ich stimme voll und ganz zu; I’m thoroughly ashamed → ich schäme mich zutiefst, ich bin zutiefst beschämt; a thoroughly nasty person → ein Scheusal durch und durch; thoroughly modern → durch und durch modern; thoroughly boring → ausgesprochen langweilig

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thoroughly [ˈθʌrəlɪ] adv

a. (with vb, agree) → completamente; (understand) → perfettamente; (search, clean) → accuratamente, minuziosamente, a fondo
she thoroughly agreed → fu completamente d'accordo

b. (with adj, very) → assolutamente
thoroughly clean → completamente pulito/a
a thoroughly unpleasant person → una persona assolutamente antipatica

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