thorough en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /t̪ʰəˈro/ (South-Asia)
- /ˈθɝoʊ/ (Canada, General-American)
- (US) audio hurry-furry
- (US) audio non-hurry-furry
- /ˈθʊɹə/ (Northern-England)
- /ˈt̪ʰərə/ (South-Asia)
- /ˈθʌɾə/ (Scotland, Wales)
- /ˈθʌɹə/ (British, Received-Pronunciation, Southern, Standard)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈθʌɹoʊ/ (General-American)
Etymology
From Middle English thoruȝ, þoruȝ, from Old English þuruh, a byform of Old English þurh, whence comes English through. The adjective derives from the preposition and adverb. The word developed a syllabic form in cases where the word was fully stressed: when it was used as an adverb, adjective, or noun, and less commonly when used as a preposition.
Meanings
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Painstaking and careful not to miss or omit any detail.
It's the most thorough artwork I have ever seen!
The infested house needs a thorough cleansing before being inhabitable again.
Not enough! Your work has to be thorougher than this.
The Prime Minister announced a thorough investigation into the death of a father-of-two in police custody.
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Utter; complete; absolute.
Dr. Oldfield once said to me, 'You talk to me quite all right, but why is it that you never open your lips at a committee meeting? You are a drone.' I appreciated the banter. The bees are ever busy, the drone is a thorough idler.
1925–29, Mahatma Gandhi, “Shyness My Shield” (chapter XVIII), in Mahadev Desai, transl., The Story of My Experiments with Truth, Part I (Autobiography), Ahemadabad: Navajivan Mudranalaya, →ISBN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| thoroughest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| most thorough | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more thorough | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| thoro | Polite=Infm | alternative | lexicographic |
| thorougher | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
superficial (antonym(s) of “not detailed”) · cursory (antonym(s) of “not detailed”) · surface-level (antonym(s) of “not detailed”)
Deriveds
thoroughlane · thoroughly · thoroughsped · thoroughbred · thoroughfare · thoroughwort · thoroughpaced · superthorough · thoroughness · thorough-stitch · unthorough · thoroughbrace · thoroughgoing · thoroughbreed
Synonyms
downright (utter; complete; absolute) · scrupulous · outright · comprehensive (detailed) · unmitigated · comprehensive · rigorous
Translations (98)
ru исче́рпывающий (detailed) · bg съвършен (utter; complete; absolute) · ja 徹底的な (detailed) · no grundig (1-5) (utter; complete; absolute) · pt cabal (detailed) · ru по́лный (detailed) · fi perinpohjainen (detailed) · nn grundig (detailed) · bn পুঙ্খানুপুঙ্খ (detailed) · sv noggrann (detailed) · ang deoplic (detailed) · mi tōtōpū (detailed) · fi läpikotainen (detailed) · arz مفصل (detailed) · fi läpikotainen (utter; complete; absolute) · el διεξοδικός (detailed) · nb grundig (detailed) · hi विस्तृत (utter; complete; absolute) · de gründlich (detailed) · fi huolellinen (detailed) · mi ngaio (detailed) · cmn 徹底 /彻底 (utter; complete; absolute) · pt minucioso (detailed) · cmn 周密 (detailed) · ru всесторо́нний (detailed) · ru по́лный (utter; complete; absolute) · gl minucioso (detailed) · sco thorae (detailed) · cmn 深入 (detailed) · vi hoàn toàn (detailed) · km ហ្មត់ចត់ (detailed) · sv grundlig (detailed) · fr soigné (detailed) · gd pongail (detailed) · sv fullständig (utter; complete; absolute) · hu alapos (detailed) · es esmerado (detailed) · bg щателен (detailed) · hu beható (detailed) · fi perinpohjainen (utter; complete; absolute) · eo ĝisfunda (detailed) · da nøje (detailed) · no nøye (utter; complete; absolute) · nl grondig (detailed) · no nøyaktig (1-5) (utter; complete; absolute) · pt exaustivo (utter; complete; absolute) · ro minuțios (detailed) · es circunstanciado (detailed) · ar شَامِل (utter; complete; absolute) · da fuldstændig (utter; complete; absolute) · cmn 完全 (detailed) · ru доскона́льный (detailed) · ru вы́сший (utter; complete; absolute) · fi perusteellinen (detailed) · it dettagliato (detailed) · it totale (utter; complete; absolute) · sco thora (detailed) · ru соверше́нный (utter; complete; absolute) · ar مُفَصَل (detailed) · ja 徹底的な (detailed) · sv utförlig (detailed) · th ถี่ถ้วน (detailed) · pl gruntowny (detailed) · th ละเอียด (detailed) · da grundig (detailed) · ca minuciós (detailed) · arz شامل (utter; complete; absolute) · pt detalhado (detailed) · cmn 彻底 (detailed) · hi विस्तृत (detailed) · es detallista (detailed) · da grundig (utter; complete; absolute) · gl rigoroso (detailed) · es cabal (detailed) · gl detallado (detailed) · th ละเอียดถี่ถ้วน (detailed) · it completo (utter; complete; absolute) · nl diepgaand (detailed) · fi perusteellinen (utter; complete; absolute) · hi संपूर्ण (utter; complete; absolute) · fr exhaustif (utter; complete; absolute) · fr minutieux (detailed) · ro amănunțit (detailed) · gl exhaustivo (utter; complete; absolute) · is ítarlegur (detailed) · pt rigoroso (detailed) · ru тща́тельный (detailed) · bg пълен (utter; complete; absolute) · cs důkladný (detailed) · ru зако́нченный (utter; complete; absolute) · ru основа́тельный (detailed) · ga críochnúil (detailed) · cmn 細緻入微 /细致入微 (detailed) · cmn 一絲不苟 /一丝不苟 (detailed) · hu mélyreható (detailed) · it accurato (detailed) · it minuzioso (detailed) · cmn 完全 (utter; complete; absolute)