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. Schiller:

   It is difficult to understand men, but still harder to know them thoroughly.

2. Kenneth A. Wells:

   A good listener tries to understand thoroughly what the other person is saying. In the end he may disagree sharply, but before he disagrees, he wants to know exactly what it is he is disagreeing with.

3. Bryan Adamson:

   You have a leader who is thoroughly incompetent and inept in this moment, he has managed to fan the flames of racism.

4. 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.

5. Jackie Fakler:

   I wanted you to know that these four individuals were wonderful people, i thoroughly loved my husband and I forgive him.

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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