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thoroughly

  • adverb
  • /ˈθʌɹ.ə.li/

In a thorough or complete manner.

Example

“He went out in the rain and came back thoroughly drenched.”

Synonyms

  • but good

Example sentences

  • “We've got to clean the place thoroughly.”

    Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0
  • “I rinsed it thoroughly.”

    Tatoeba · AmarMecheri · CC0

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “thoroughly” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.