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 << OPPOSITE carelessly

adverb 2. fully, completely, throughout, inside out, through and through

adverb 3. completely, quite, totally, perfectly, entirely, absolutely, utterly, to the full, downright, to the hilt, without reservation << OPPOSITE partly

Translations

thoroughly [ˈθʌrəlɪ] adv → minuciosamente; a fondo

thoroughly [ˈθʌrəlɪ] thorough adv [search] → minutieusement; [study] → en profondeur; [clean] → à fond (= very); tout à fait;

he thoroughly agreed → il était tout à fait d'accord

thoroughly [ˈθʌrəlɪ] thorough adv → gründlich (= very); äußerst;

I thoroughly agree thorough → ich stimme vollkommen zu

thoroughly [ˈθʌrəlɪ] adv → accuratamente ; minuziosamente, in profondità ; a fondo;

he thoroughly agreed → fu completamente d'accordo