Thoroughly — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

in an exhaustive manner

completely and absolutely (`good' is sometimes used informally for `thoroughly')

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/θˈʌɹoʊli/

🇬🇧British English

/θˈʌɹəli/

🇮🇳Indian English

/θˈʌɹəli/

3 syllables Say it as /θˈʌɹoʊli/.

Examples

we searched the files thoroughly
he was soundly defeated
we beat him good

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

soundly good exhaustively

Parts of Speech

adverb	in an exhaustive manner “we searched the files thoroughly”
adverb	completely and absolutely (`good' is sometimes used informally for `thoroughly') “he was soundly defeated”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

gründlich

in erschöpfender Weise

🇫🇷French

soigneusement

de manière exhaustive

🇪🇸Spanish

minuciosamente

de manera exhaustiva

🇮🇹Italian

completamente

in modo esaustivo

🇳🇱Dutch

diepgaand

op een uitputtende manier

🇵🇹Portuguese

completamente

de forma exaustiva

🇷🇺Russian

тщательно

исчерпывающим образом

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अच्छी तरह से

विस्तृत तरीके से

🇧🇩Bengali

পুঙ্খানুপুঙ্খভাবে

একটি সম্পূর্ণ উপায়ে

🇮🇳Tamil

முற்றிலும்

ஒரு முழுமையான முறையில்

🇮🇳Telugu

పూర్తిగా

సమగ్ర పద్ధతిలో

🇮🇳Marathi

पूर्णपणे

संपूर्णपणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

સંપૂર્ણ રીતે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣವಾಗಿ

ಸಮಗ್ರ ರೀತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നന്നായി

സമഗ്രമായ രീതിയിൽ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚੰਗੀ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ

ਇੱਕ ਵਿਆਪਕ ਤਰੀਕੇ ਨਾਲ

🇵🇰Urdu

اچھی طرح سے

ایک جامع انداز میں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

彻底地

详尽地

🇯🇵Japanese

徹底的に

🇰🇷Korean

철저히

철저하게

🇻🇳Vietnamese

triệt để

một cách đầy đủ

🇹🇭Thai

อย่างละเอียด

อย่างครบถ้วนสมบูรณ์

🇮🇩Indonesian

secara menyeluruh

🇵🇭Filipino

lubusan

sa isang kumpletong paraan

🇲🇾Malay

secara menyeluruh

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

كاملاً

بطريقة شاملة

🇮🇷Persian

به طور کامل

به شیوه ای جامع

🇹🇷Turkish

iyice

kapsamlı bir şekilde

🇮🇱Hebrew

בִּיסוֹדִיוּת

בצורה ממצה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'thoroughly'?

The primary meaning of 'thoroughly' is 'in an exhaustive manner'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'thoroughly' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'thoroughly' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'thoroughly' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'thoroughly' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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