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See more synonyms for thus on Thesaurus.com in the way just indicated; in this way: Stated thus, the problem seems trivial. in such or the following manner; so: Thus it came to pass. accordingly; consequently: It is late, and thus you must go. to this extent or degree: thus far. as an example; for instance. Show More
Origin of thus before 900; Middle English, Old English; cognate with Dutch dus
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Examples from the Web for thus Contemporary Examples of thus Thus , more time is spent organization and obtaining ones free of failings.
Could the (thus far) timid trembling give way to a full-on, grand mal seizure?
Thus begins an episode of The Mindy Project centered around a guy trying to have butt sex with his girlfriend.
Thus it attracted a wave of cowboy operators to fly passengers and cargo between cities.
He was not selling “loosies” that day, no cigarettes were found on his person, and thus there was no probable cause in play.
Historical Examples of thus "Yet it is ever thus , when Plato is with us," exclaimed Pericles.
It is ever thus , when we disobey the gods, to please mortals.
The request, thus aided by flattery, was almost unanimously granted.
It was thus Billy Brue found him at the end of his second day's search.
"No, I suppose not," said Hester, thus disclaiming the title.
British Dictionary definitions for thus in this manner do it thus to such a degree thus far and no further Show More
therefore We have failed. Thus we have to take the consequences Show More
Word Origin for thus Old English; related to Old Frisian, Old Saxon thus
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Word Origin and History for thus adv. Old English þus "in this way," related to þæt "that" and this , but the exact connection and Proto-Germanic history are obscure. Cognate with Old Saxon and Old Frisian thus , Middle Dutch and Dutch dus . Colloquial adverb thusly first recorded 1865.
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