thorough

[ thur-oh, thuhr-oh ]
/ ˈθɜr oʊ, ˈθʌr oʊ /
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adjective

adverb, preposition

Archaic. through.

noun

(initial capital letter) English History. 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.

Origin of thorough

before 900; Middle English (preposition and adv.); Old English thuruh, variant of thurh through

OTHER WORDS FROM thorough

Words nearby thorough

thornton, thorny, thoro, thorold, thoron, thorough, thorough bass, thorough brace, thoroughbred, thoroughfare, thoroughgoing

Words related to thorough

detailed, full, complete, profound, comprehensive, accurate, intensive, painstaking, exhaustive, careful, meticulous, absolute, arrant, consummate, exact, extreme, finished, ingrained, out-and-out, thoroughly

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British Dictionary definitions for thorough (1 of 2)

thorough
/ (ˈθʌrə) /

adjective

carried out completely and carefully a thorough search
(prenominal) utter a thorough bore
painstakingly careful my work is thorough

Derived forms of thorough

thoroughly, adverb thoroughness, noun

Word Origin for thorough

Old English thurh; related to Old Frisian thruch, Old Saxon thuru, Old High German duruh; see through

British Dictionary definitions for thorough (2 of 2)

Thorough
/ (ˈθʌrə) /

noun

thoroughgoing policy, as adopted in England by Strafford and Laud during the reign of Charles I