Dictionary

thoroughly en · ADV

Pronunciation

• /ˈθɜɹ.ə.li/ US, hurry–furry merger
• (California) audio hurry-furry
• /ˈθʌɹ.ə.li/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From thorough + -ly.

Meanings

1. In a thorough or complete manner.
   • Another option is to wash spinach and other leafy greens thoroughly in running water before eating them. 2021 July 1, Gregory McNamee, “Does spinach make you strong? Ask Popeye – and science”, in CNN, archived from the original on 11 Jun 2025:
   • The editor looked thoroughly for any mistakes in the paper.
   • He went out in the rain and came back thoroughly drenched.

Forms

Synonyms

but good · in spades

Translations (52)

pt completamente (in a thorough or complete manner) · es cabalmente (in a thorough or complete manner) · uk стара́нно (in a thorough or complete manner) · pdt dichtich (in a thorough or complete manner) · it totalmente (in a thorough or complete manner) · it completamente (in a thorough or complete manner) · uk рете́льно (in a thorough or complete manner) · ru соверше́нно (in a thorough or complete manner) · pl doszczętnie (in a thorough or complete manner) · fi perusteellisesti (in a thorough or complete manner) · uk пи́льно (in a thorough or complete manner) · nl door en door (in a thorough or complete manner) · pt a fundo (in a thorough or complete manner) · it assolutamente (in a thorough or complete manner) · gl completamente (in a thorough or complete manner) · eo komplete (in a thorough or complete manner) · ru по́лностью (in a thorough or complete manner) · cs důkladně (in a thorough or complete manner) · ang deoplice (in a thorough or complete manner) · nb grundig (in a thorough or complete manner) · io komplete (in a thorough or complete manner) · ru доскона́льно (in a thorough or complete manner) · fi läpikotaisin (in a thorough or complete manner) · pl gruntownie (in a thorough or complete manner) · nn grundig (in a thorough or complete manner) · hu tüzetesen (in a thorough or complete manner) · de total (in a thorough or complete manner) · de gründlich (in a thorough or complete manner) · es detenidamente (in a thorough or complete manner) · hu alaposan (in a thorough or complete manner) · es al cabal (in a thorough or complete manner) · tr enine boyuna (in a thorough or complete manner) · fr complètement (in a thorough or complete manner) · de vollkommen (in a thorough or complete manner) · gl a fondo (in a thorough or complete manner) · ru вполне́ (in a thorough or complete manner) · bg съвсем (in a thorough or complete manner) · ru основа́тельно (in a thorough or complete manner) · fi kauttaaltaan (in a thorough or complete manner) · uk цілкови́то (in a thorough or complete manner) · es a cabalidad (in a thorough or complete manner) · fr absolument (in a thorough or complete manner) · bg напълно (in a thorough or complete manner) · de durch und durch (in a thorough or complete manner) · nl grondig (in a thorough or complete manner) · es a rajatabla (in a thorough or complete manner) · nl volledig (in a thorough or complete manner) · ru совсе́м (in a thorough or complete manner) · ru тща́тельно (in a thorough or complete manner) · ca exhaustivament (in a thorough or complete manner) · ca completament (in a thorough or complete manner) · uz yaxshilab (in a thorough or complete manner)