thorough
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Britannica Dictionary definition of THOROUGH
[more thorough; most thorough]
1
:
including every possible part or detail
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a thorough investigation/search
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a thorough [=complete] examination
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a thorough understanding of the rules and regulations
2
:
careful about doing something in an accurate and exact way
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meticulous
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a thorough worker
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The investigator will have to be thorough.
3
always used before a noun,
chiefly British
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complete or absolute
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a thorough disgrace
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a thorough mess/nuisance
— thoroughly
adverb [more thoroughly; most thoroughly]-
You've thoroughly [=completely] messed things up.
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I thoroughly enjoyed the performance.
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He studied the proposal very thoroughly.
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That's been thoroughly documented/proven.
