thorough
[ thur-oh, thuhr-oh ]
/ ˈθɜr oʊ, ˈθʌr oʊ /
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
OTHER WORDS FROM thorough
Words nearby thorough
thornton,
thorny,
thoro,
thorold,
thoron,
thorough,
thorough bass,
thorough brace,
thoroughbred,
thoroughfare,
thoroughgoing
Example sentences from the Web for thoroughness
British Dictionary definitions for thoroughness (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, nounWord Origin for thorough
Old English
thurh; related to Old Frisian
thruch, Old Saxon
thuru, Old High German
duruh; see
through
British Dictionary definitions for thoroughness (2 of 2)
Thorough
/ (ˈθʌrə) /
noun
thoroughgoing policy, as adopted in England by Strafford and Laud during the reign of Charles I