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. Aldous Huxley:

   The older dictators fell because they could never supply their subjects with enough bread, enough circuses, enough miracles and mysteries. Nor did they posses a really effective system of mind-manipulation. Under a scientific dictator, education will really work with the result that most men and women will grow up to love their servitude and will never dream of revolution. There seems to be no good reason why a thoroughly scientific dictatorship should ever be overthrown.

2. George Bernard Shaw:

   This is the true joy in life: Being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one. Being thoroughly worn out before you are thrown on the scrap heap. Being a force of Nature, instead of a feverish, selfish little clod of ailments and grievances, complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy.

3. Yasuhide Nakayama:

   We will not rule out any possibility, and we are verifying all information thoroughly, we will not give up until the very end to rescue the two so we can go home together.

4. Jerrold Nadler:

   The court's thoughtful ruling recognizes that our impeachment inquiry fully comports with the Constitution and thoroughly rejects the spurious White House claims to the contrary.

5. Jeb Bush:

   We're prepared to take a tiny fraction of the people that are coming, and they should be thoroughly screened, for sure, but I think we need to be much more aggressive in moving to a legal immigration system where we pick who comes.

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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