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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

THOROUGH, a. thur'ro.
1. Literally, passing through or to the end; hence, complete; perfect; as a thorough reformation; thorough work; a thorough translator; a thorough poet.
2. Passing through; as thorough lights in a house.
THOROUGH, prep. thur'ro. From side to side, or from end to end.
1. By means of. [Not now used.] [See Through.]
THOROUGH, n. thur'ro. An inter-furrow between two ridges.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: painstakingly careful and accurate; "our accountant is thorough"; "thorough research"
2: performed comprehensively and completely; "an exhaustive study"; "made a thorough search"; "thoroughgoing research" [syn: exhaustive, thorough, thoroughgoing]

Merriam Webster's

I. preposition Etymology: Middle English thorow, from Old English thurh, thuruh, preposition & adverb Date: before 12th century archaic through II. adverb Date: before 12th century archaic through III. adjective Date: 15th century 1. carried through to completion ; exhaustive <a thorough search> 2. a. marked by full detail <a thorough description> b. careful about detail ; painstaking <a thorough scholar> c. complete in all respects <thorough pleasure> d. having full mastery (as of an art) <a thorough musician> • thoroughly adverb • thoroughness noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. 1 complete and unqualified; not superficial (needs a thorough change). 2 acting or done with great care and completeness (the report is most thorough). 3 absolute (a thorough nuisance). Phrases and idioms: thorough bass a bass part for a keyboard player with numerals and symbols below to indicate the harmony. thorough-paced 1 (of a horse) trained to all paces. 2 complete or unqualified. Derivatives: thoroughly adv. thoroughness n. Etymology: orig. as adv. and prep. in the senses of through, f. OE thuruh var. of thurh THROUGH

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Thorough Thor"ough, prep. [See Through.] Through. [Obs.] --Spenser. Shak.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Thorough Thor"ough, a. 1. Passing through; as, thorough lights in a house. [Obs.] 2. Passing through or to the end; hence, complete; perfect; as, a thorough reformation; thorough work; a thorough translator; a thorough poet.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Thorough Thor"ough, adv. 1. Thoroughly. [Obs. or Colloq.] --Chaucer. 2. Through. [Obs.] --Shak.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Thorough Thor"ough, n. A furrow between two ridges, to drain off the surface water. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A thorough action or activity is one that is done very carefully and in a detailed way so that nothing is forgotten. We are making a thorough investigation... How thorough is the assessment? ADJ: usu ADJ n • thoroughly Food that is being offered hot must be reheated thoroughly. ADV: ADV with v • thoroughness The thoroughness of the evaluation process we went through was impressive. 2. Someone who is thorough is always very careful in their work, so that nothing is forgotten. Martin would be a good judge, I thought. He was calm and thorough... ADJ: usu v-link ADJ • thoroughness His thoroughness and attention to detail is legendary. N-UNCOUNT 3. Thorough is used to emphasize the great degree or extent of something. We regard the band as a thorough shambles. = complete ADJ: det ADJ [emphasis] • thoroughly I thoroughly enjoy your programme... ADV: ADV before v, ADV adj

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. Complete, entire, total, perfect, finished.

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