thoroughly

[ thur-uh-lee, thuhr‐ ]

/ ˈθɜr ə li, ˈθʌr‐ /

in a thorough manner or degree; completely and carefully: We will review the data thoroughly.

perfectly; utterly: We thoroughly enjoyed the play.

Nearby words

First recorded in 1450–1500; thorough + -ly

It is also the first study to thoroughly examine emergency department use for post-abortion care.
Abortion Complications Are Rare, No Matter What the Right Says|Samantha Allen|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Do not move on to the next item on this list until you have thoroughly answered these questions.
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Something tells me Holly Golightly would have thoroughly approved.
The Incredible Art of Christmas Windows|Barbara Ragghianti|November 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Its rhetorical potential—if it ever had any—has been thoroughly exhausted.
The Problematic Hunt for a ‘Gay Gene’|Samantha Allen|November 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST

But when you look at it clearly, saving the law from politics turns out to be a thoroughly political job.
A Reminder: Our Justices are Politicians in Robes|Jedediah Purdy|November 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He believed in his Idea so thoroughly that he knew he was going to find something across the Atlantic.
Christopher Columbus, Complete|Filson Young
He had been in my employ for many years, and I knew him thoroughly, and could trust him.
The Expressman and the Detective|Allan Pinkerton
When a cake is thoroughly baked it shrinks from the sides of the pan.
New Royal Cook Book|Anonymous
To-night, every inmate was thoroughly miserable, except their guest.
The Rushton Boys at Rally Hall|Spencer Davenport
All things cannot be learned at once and thoroughly; there must be some order of succession.
English: Composition and Literature|W. F. (William Franklin) Webster