Definitions for thoroughly
thor·ough·ly

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. thoroughly, exhaustively(adverb)

   in an exhaustive manner

   "we searched the files thoroughly"

2. thoroughly, soundly, good(adverb)

   completely and absolutely (`good' is sometimes used informally for `thoroughly')

   "he was soundly defeated"; "we beat him good"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. thoroughly(Adverb)

   In a thorough or complete manner.

   He went out in the rain and came back thoroughly drenched.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Thoroughly(adverb)

   in a thorough manner; fully; entirely; completely

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'thoroughly' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4385

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'thoroughly' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4211

3. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'thoroughly' in Adverbs Frequency: #284

How to pronounce thoroughly?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say thoroughly in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of thoroughly in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of thoroughly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of thoroughly in a Sentence

1. Red Stars:

   We thoroughly love – for some reason – rain games.

2. Tryon Edwards:

   If you would thoroughly know anything, teach it to others.

3. Walter Savage Landor:

   No thoroughly occupied person was ever found really miserable.

4. Thomas Alva Edison:

   Show me a thoroughly satisfied man and I will show you a failure.

5. Thomas Edison:

   Show me a thoroughly satisfied man, and I will show you a failure.

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