Thoroughly

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Thoroughly \Thor"ough*ly\, adv.
     In a thorough manner; fully; entirely; completely.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  thoroughly
       adv 1: in a complete and thorough manner (`good' is sometimes used
              informally for `thoroughly'); "he was soundly
              defeated"; "we beat him good" [syn: {soundly}, {good}]
       2: in an exhaustive manner; "we searched the files thoroughly"
          [syn: {exhaustively}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  83 Moby Thesaurus words for "thoroughly":
     absolutely, altogether, assiduously, backwards and forwards,
     carefully, cautiously, circumspectly, completely, comprehensively,
     conscientiously, considerately, definitely, diligently, dingdong,
     downright, earnestly, entirely, exceedingly, exceptionally,
     exhaustively, extensively, extremely, faultlessly, flawlessly,
     fully, globally, heedfully, highly, hugely, hundred per cent,
     ideally, immaculately, impeccably, in and out, in full,
     in full measure, inclusively, industriously, infallibly,
     inside out, integrally, intensely, intensively, item by item,
     just right, largely, lovingly, methodically, meticulously,
     mindfully, notably, one and all, outright, painstakingly,
     perfectly, plumb, positively, purely, quite, rattling, regardfully,
     remarkably, roundly, scrupulously, sedulously, solicitously,
     spotlessly, strikingly, tenderly, thoroughgoingly, thoughtfully,
     throughout, to the hilt, totally, tout a fait, unconditionally,
     unremittingly, unreservedly, up and down, utterly, wholly,
     with care, with great care