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thorough

[ thur-oh, thuhr-oh ]
/ ˈθɜr oʊ, ˈθʌr oʊ /
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adjective

adverb, preposition

Archaic. through.

noun

(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.

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RELATED WORDS

detailed, full, complete, profound, comprehensive, accurate, intensive, painstaking, exhaustive, careful, meticulous, absolute, arrant, consummate, exact, extreme, finished, ingrained, out-and-out, thoroughly

Nearby words

  1. thornton, william,
  2. thorny,
  3. thoro,
  4. thorold,
  5. thoron,
  6. thorough bass,
  7. thorough brace,
  8. thoroughbred,
  9. thoroughfare,
  10. thoroughgoing

Origin of thorough

before 900; Middle English (preposition and adv.); Old English thuruh, variant of thurh through
ANTONYMS FOR thorough
1. partial.
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British Dictionary definitions for thorough

thorough

/ (ˈθʌrə) /

adjective

carried out completely and carefullya thorough search
(prenominal) uttera thorough bore
painstakingly carefulmy work is thorough
Derived Formsthoroughly, adverbthoroughness, noun

Word Origin for thorough

Old English thurh; related to Old Frisian thruch, Old Saxon thuru, Old High German duruh; see through

Thorough

/ (ˈθʌrə) /

noun

thoroughgoing policy, as adopted in England by Strafford and Laud during the reign of Charles I
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Word Origin and History for thorough

thorough

adj.

late 15c., adjectival use of Old English 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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