thorough
executed without negligence or omissions: a thorough search.
extremely attentive to accuracy and detail; painstaking: a thorough worker;a thorough analysis.
having full command or mastery of an art, talent, etc.: a thorough actress.
extending or passing through.
Archaic. through.
(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.
Origin of thorough
1Other words for thorough
Opposites for thorough
Other words from thorough
- thor·ough·ly, adverb
- thor·ough·ness, noun
- qua·si-thor·ough, adjective
- qua·si-thor·ough·ly, adverb
- su·per·thor·ough, adjective
- su·per·thor·ough·ly, adverb
- un·thor·ough, adjective
- un·thor·ough·ly, adverb
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British Dictionary definitions for thorough (1 of 2)
/ (ˈθʌrə) /
carried out completely and carefully: a thorough search
(prenominal) utter: a thorough bore
painstakingly careful: my work is thorough
Origin of thorough
1Derived forms of thorough
- thoroughly, adverb
- thoroughness, noun
British Dictionary definitions for Thorough (2 of 2)
/ (ˈθʌrə) /
thoroughgoing policy, as adopted in England by Strafford and Laud during the reign of Charles I
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