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throughly

[ throo-lee ]
/ ˈθru li /
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adverb Archaic.

thoroughly.

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Nearby words

through thick and thin, through-composed, through-line , through-other, through-the-lens meter, throughly, throughout, throughput, throughway, throve, throw

Origin of throughly

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at through, -ly
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British Dictionary definitions for throughly

throughly

/ (ˈθruːlɪ) /

adverb

archaic thoroughly; completely
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