throughly
Americanadverb
adverb
Etymology
Origin of throughly
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at through, -ly
Example Sentences
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Also, please dry your lettuces throughly and completely!
From Salon • Sep. 9, 2023
And Cindy Sember quote after her PB/NR “I throughly I was running slow!”
From Washington Post • Jul. 25, 2022
As portrayed by Miss Portman, Jackie, though never far from tears, demonstrates a practiced, throughly self-controlled equipoise in her scenes with the journalist.
From Washington Times • Dec. 7, 2016
Modern corporations are throughly non-democratic in nature and focused on productivity, efficiency and profit.
From New York Times • May 28, 2016
Before my sute be heard, my seruice throughly knowne, I shalbe layd in Toumbe ful low, so colde as Marble stone.
From The Palace of Pleasure Volume 3 by Painter, William
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