thorough

The definition of thorough is something being done completely, missing no details.

(adjective)

An example of thorough is the inspection that your mechanic does on your car.

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See thorough in Webster's New World College Dictionary

, adverb

Obsolete through

Origin: ME thoruh, thuruh, an emphatic var. of through, through

adjective

  1. passing through: now chiefly in combination, as in thoroughfare
  2. done or proceeding through to the end; omitting nothing; complete: a thorough checkup
  3. that is completely (the thing specified); out-and-out; absolute: a thorough rascal
  4. very exact, accurate, or painstaking, esp. with regard to details: a thorough researcher

noun

Eng. History the ruthlessly thoroughgoing administrative policies carried out by William Laud and the Earl of Strafford during the reign of Charles I

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See thorough in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
  1. Exhaustively complete: a thorough search.
  2. Painstakingly accurate or careful: thorough research.
  3. Absolute; utter: a thorough pleasure.
preposition & adv.
Archaic
Variant of through.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English thorow, through, thorough

Origin: , from Old English thuruh, from end to end, through; see terə-2 in Indo-European roots

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Related Forms:

  • thorˈough·ly adverb
  • thorˈough·ness noun

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