throughly

[throo-lee]

adverb Archaic.

thoroughly.

Origin of throughly

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at through, -ly

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Examples from the Web for throughly

Historical Examples of throughly

Page 107: throughly changed to thoroughly (throughly enjoyed their holiday;).
Two Little Confederates
Thomas Nelson Page
I affy me in you: only heed this, What you do, do throughly.
It Might Have Been
Emily Sarah Holt
I am not so throughly stocked with sea-shells as I wish and endeavour.
Lives of Eminent Zoologists, from Aristotle to Linnus
William MacGillivray
Meanwhile the region had been throughly explored from Monterey as a base.
The Colonization of North America
Herbert Eugene Bolton
Wash me throughly from my wickedness, And cleanse me from my sin.
The Right and Wrong Uses of the Bible
R. Heber Newton

British Dictionary definitions for throughly

throughly

adverb

archaic thoroughly; completely

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Word Origin and History for throughly

adv.

"fully, completely," mid-15c., from through + -ly (2). Archaic alternative to thoroughly.