thorough
Meanings
Plural: thoroughs
Adjective Satellite
- painstakingly careful and accurate
- "our accountant is thorough"
- "thorough research"
- performed comprehensively and completely
- "made a thorough search"
- "thoroughgoing research"
Adj
- Painstaking and careful not to miss or omit any detail.
- Utter; complete; absolute.
Prep
- Through.
Noun
- A furrow between two ridges, to drain off the surface water.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English thoruȝ, þoruȝ, from Old English þuruh, a byform of Old English þurh, whence comes English through. The adjective derives from the preposition and adverb. The word developed a syllabic form in cases where the word was fully stressed: when it was used as an adverb, adjective, or noun, and less commonly when used as a preposition.
Synonyms
comprehensive, downright, exhaustive, meticulous, outright, rigorous, scrupulous, thoroughgoing, total, unmitigated
Antonyms
cursory, superficial, surface-level
Scrabble Score: 15
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