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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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. Governor John Bel Edwards:

   There should be no doubt in anybody's mind that this incident is going to be investigated thoroughly, impartially and professionally by the U.S. Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division.

2. Dr. Maxwell Maltz:

   Study the situation thoroughly, go over in your imagination the various courses of action possible to you and the consequences which can and may follow from each course. Pick out the course which gives the most promise and go ahead.

3. Hennepin County Attorney Michael Freeman:

   We are going to investigate it as expeditiously, as thoroughly as justice demands, that video is graphic, horrific and terrible. And no person should do that. I am pleading with individuals to remain calm and let us conduct this investigation.

4. Theodore Rugers:

   Once again, Amy Wax has, through Amy Wax thoroughly anti-intellectual and racist comments denigrating Asian immigrants, underscored a fundamental tension around harmful speech at American universities, like all racist generalizations, Wax's recent comments inflict harm by perpetuating stereotypes and placing differential burdens on Asian students, faculty, and staff to carry the weight of this vitriol and bias.

5. Brittany Jencik:

   It was terrifying. I was a little ahead of them in the timing of it all. I was as afraid of my life as I had ever been, and not much scares me, she said, noting the illness hit her and her family like a freight train. Jencik said she and her children are now recovering and remain in isolation. Its not clear how she was initially exposed toCOVID-19. By the time the mom developed symptoms, her children had already been exposed. (iStock) EARLY SYMPTOM OF CORONAVIRUS MIGHT BE DIGESTIVE ISSUES: STUDY A friend who owns a professional cleaning service later sent a team of 12 to thoroughly disinfect their home, she said.The cleaners reportedly donned rubber hazmat suits as they cleaned the home over a two-hour period. I needed to know that I was protecting the people I love to the best extent I possibly could.

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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