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Definitions for thoroughly
thor·ough·ly
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Princeton's WordNet
thoroughly, exhaustivelyadverb
in an exhaustive manner
"we searched the files thoroughly"
thoroughly, soundly, goodadverb
completely and absolutely (`good' is sometimes used informally for `thoroughly')
"he was soundly defeated"; "we beat him good"
Wiktionary
thoroughlyadverb
In a thorough or complete manner.
He went out in the rain and came back thoroughly drenched.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Thoroughlyadverb
Completely; fully.
Etymology: from thorough.
Look into this business thoroughly. William Shakespeare.
We can never be grieved for their miseries who are thoroughly wicked, and have thereby justly called their calamities on themselves. John Dryden, Dufresnoy.
One would think that every member of the community, who embraces with vehemence the principles of either party, had thoroughly sifted and examined them. Addison.
They had forgotten their solemn vows as thoroughly as if they had never made them. Francis Atterbury, Sermons.
ChatGPT
thoroughly
Thoroughly refers to performing a task or action in detail or completely, without leaving anything out. It involves a comprehensive, in-depth, or careful way of doing something to ensure that every aspect or part of it is done or dealt with appropriately.
Webster Dictionary
Thoroughlyadverb
in a thorough manner; fully; entirely; completely
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'thoroughly' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4385
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'thoroughly' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4211
Adverbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'thoroughly' in Adverbs Frequency: #284
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of thoroughly in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of thoroughly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of thoroughly in a Sentence
They should have hired people who could deal with the industry, and who understand the industry and have been thoroughly versed in the legislation.
We need to start a fresh conversation. If there are elements that work, we can maintain and strengthen those aspects. Otherwise, we need to thoroughly re-evaluate and re-think immigration enforcement.
Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette:
We will do our job thoroughly and let the chips fall where they may, i have every confidence in Todd Flood, Andrew Arena and our team to work with me on this independent investigation. This investigation is about beginning the road back, to rebuild, regain and restore trust in government.
University President Michael Drake:
Our institution's fundamental failure at the time to prevent this abuse was unacceptable — as were the inadequate efforts to thoroughly investigate complaints raised by students and staff members.
There are many risks an The NFL QB assumes with every snap taken on the field. Being hit on Steelers President Art Rooney uncovered head by a helmet being swung by a 275 lb DE is not one of them. Tonight could have had a catastrophic ending. The matter will be reviewed thoroughly.
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- تماماArabic
- důkladněCzech
- gründlichGerman
- detenidamente, a fondo, cabalmente, a cabalidad, completamenteSpanish
- perusteellisestiFinnish
- complètement, absolumentFrench
- alaposan, tüzetesenHungarian
- sepenuhnyaIndonesian
- 완전히Korean
- grundigNorwegian
- grundigNorwegian Nynorsk
- a fundo, completamentePortuguese
- полностью, досконально, вполне, совершенно, совсем, тщательно, основательноRussian
- triệt đểVietnamese
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