— thoroughly , adv. — thoroughness , n.
/therr"oh, thur"oh/ , adj.
1. executed without negligence or omissions: a thorough search.
2. complete; perfect; utter: thorough enjoyment.
3. extremely attentive to accuracy and detail; painstaking: a thorough worker; a thorough analysis.
4. having full command or mastery of an art, talent, etc.: a thorough actress.
5. extending or passing through.
adv., prep.
6. Archaic. through.
n.
7. ( cap. ) Eng. Hist. the administrative policies of the Earl of Stafford and Archbishop Laud during the reign of Charles I: so called because they were uncompromisingly carried out.
[ bef. 900; ME (prep. and adv.); OE thuruh, var. of thurh THROUGH ]
Syn. 1. unqualified, total.
Ant. 1. partial.