Definitions for Thoroughly
thor·ough·ly

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. thoroughly, exhaustivelyadverb

   in an exhaustive manner

   "we searched the files thoroughly"

2. thoroughly, soundly, goodadverb

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

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

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. thoroughlyadverb

   In a thorough or complete manner.

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

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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.

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1. 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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Thoroughlyadverb

   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

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How to pronounce Thoroughly?

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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. Ilja Schulz:

   We should not rush to conclusions based upon limited data. The reasons that led to this tragic accident will only be determined after all data sources have been thoroughly examined.

2. Samuel Alito:

   I ’m afraid I ’m completely confused by whatever argument you’re making at the present time, so I guess I ’m thoroughly confused.

3. Cher Scarlett:

   Apple encourages us to merge our private and work devices fairly thoroughly for testing purposes, i had some private conversations, private information such as Robinhood investments, things that frankly aren't Apple's business to know.

4. Bill Vasiliou:

   They should have hired people who could deal with the industry, and who understand the industry and have been thoroughly versed in the legislation.

5. Thomas Huxley:

   Perhaps the most valuable result of all education is the ability to make yourself do the thing you have to do, when it ought to be done, whether you like it or not it is the first lesson that ought to be learned and however early a man's training begins, it is probably the last lesson that he learns thoroughly.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Thoroughly
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Thoroughly
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Thoroughly
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Thoroughly
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Thoroughly