thoroughly
B2
adv
Freq #7077
Meanings
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1
adv
in an exhaustive manner
we searched the files thoroughly
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2
adv
In a thorough or complete manner.
He went out in the rain and came back thoroughly drenched.
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3
adv
completely and absolutely (`good' is sometimes used informally for `thoroughly')
Etymology
From thorough + -ly.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
1
adv
· in an exhaustive manner
exhaustively