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

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

OTHER WORDS FROM thorough

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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, 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 thoroughness (2 of 2)

Thorough
/ (ˈθʌrə) /

noun

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