thoroughly

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Etymology

From thorough + -ly.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈθʌɹ.ə.li/
• (America, hurry-furry) IPA: /ˈθɜɹ.ə.li/

Adverb

thoroughly

1. In a thorough or complete manner.

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

   The editor looked thoroughly for any mistakes in the paper.

Synonyms

• but good, in spades; see also Thesaurus:completely

Translations

• French: absolument, complètement
• German: gründlich, vollkommen, total, durch und durch
• Italian: completamente, totalmente, assolutamente
• Portuguese: a fundo, completamente
• Russian: тща́тельно
• Spanish: cabalmente, a cabalidad, a fondo, detenidamente, completamente

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