thoroughly
/ˈθʌrəli/
adverbthor · ough · ly
Think: “THOROUGH + LY” — do it so well that it’s THOROUGH, then add -LY to show how you did it.
Yes, it's thoroughly. Don’t drop the middle letters: it’s thorough + ly (keep the -ough-), even though it sounds like “THUR-uh-lee.”
Definition
- adverbIn a complete and careful way; fully.
Examples
- “Please read the instructions thoroughly before you start the experiment.”
- “The kitchen was thoroughly cleaned after the party.”
- “She checked the math problem thoroughly to be sure there were no mistakes.”
Synonyms
completelyfullyentirelycarefullyexhaustively
Antonyms
partlyincompletely
Translations
ES minuciosamentePT minuciosamenteFR minutieusement
Common misspellings
thouroughlythoroughleythoroughallythoroughlyythoroughllythorouglythoroughlythoroughli
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