thoroughly

[ thur-uh-lee, thuhr‐ ]

/ ˈθɜr ə li, ˈθʌr‐ /

in a thorough manner or degree; completely and carefully: We will review the data thoroughly.

perfectly; utterly: We thoroughly enjoyed the play.

Origin of thoroughly

First recorded in 1450–1500; thorough + -ly

It is also the first study to thoroughly examine emergency department use for post-abortion care.

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Do not move on to the next item on this list until you have thoroughly answered these questions.

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Something tells me Holly Golightly would have thoroughly approved.

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Its rhetorical potential—if it ever had any—has been thoroughly exhausted.

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But when you look at it clearly, saving the law from politics turns out to be a thoroughly political job.

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He believed in his Idea so thoroughly that he knew he was going to find something across the Atlantic.

Christopher Columbus, Complete |Filson Young
He had been in my employ for many years, and I knew him thoroughly, and could trust him.

The Expressman and the Detective |Allan Pinkerton
When a cake is thoroughly baked it shrinks from the sides of the pan.

New Royal Cook Book |Anonymous
To-night, every inmate was thoroughly miserable, except their guest.

The Rushton Boys at Rally Hall |Spencer Davenport
All things cannot be learned at once and thoroughly; there must be some order of succession.

English: Composition and Literature |W. F. (William Franklin) Webster