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thoroughly

adverb

In an exhaustive manner

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Word Facts

Word length
10
Starts with
T
Ends with
Y
Contains
HO
Scrabble score
20
CEFR level
B2

How it sounds

Pronunciation

θʌ.ɹə.liː

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Meaning

Definitions

adverb

  1. In an exhaustive manner

    “We searched the files thoroughly”

adverb

  1. Completely and absolutely (‘good’ is sometimes used informally for ‘thoroughly’)

    “He was soundly defeated”

In context

Example Sentences

We searched the files thoroughly
He was soundly defeated
We beat him good

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