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- Dictionarythorough/ˈθʌrə/
adjective
- 1. complete with regard to every detail; not superficial or partial: "planners need a thorough understanding of the subject" Similar Opposite
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with nothing left out or omitted; complete: The district attorney’s office conducted a thorough investigation. The doctor gave him a thorough medical examination. thorough adjective (VERY GREAT) [ not gradable ] (used for emphasis) very great: The meeting was a thorough waste of time.
1. : carried through to completion : exhaustive. a thorough search. 2. a. : marked by full detail. a thorough description. b. : careful about detail : painstaking. a thorough scholar. c. : complete in all respects. thorough pleasure. d. : having full mastery (as of an art) a thorough musician. thoroughness noun. 2 of 3.
with nothing left out or omitted; complete: The district attorney’s office conducted a thorough investigation. The doctor gave him a thorough medical examination. thorough adjective (VERY GREAT) [ not gradable ] (used for emphasis) very great: The meeting was a thorough waste of time.
Thorough definition: executed without negligence or omissions. See examples of THOROUGH used in a sentence.
A thorough action or activity is one that is done very carefully and in a detailed way so that nothing is forgotten. We are making a thorough investigation. This very thorough survey goes back to 1784.
Thorough describes something that is painstakingly complete, like a thorough search for your missing keys in which you look for them in coat pockets, under the table, in the refrigerator — in every single place you can think of.
done completely; with great attention to detail. a thorough knowledge of the subject. The police carried out a thorough investigation. You will need a thorough understanding of the subject. Want to learn more?