As an adjective thorough
is painstaking and careful not to miss or omit any detail.
As a preposition thorough
is (obsolete) through.
As a noun thorough
is (uk|dialect) a furrow between two ridges, to drain off the surface water.
As a proper noun goode is
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thorough English
Etymology 1
(etyl) .
Alternative forms
* thoro
Adjective
( en adjective)
painstaking and careful not to miss or omit any detail
- The Prime Minister announced a thorough investigation into the death of a father of two in police custody.
- He is the most thorough worker I have ever seen.
- The infested house needs a thorough cleansing before it will be inhabitable.
utter; complete; absolute
- It is a thorough pleasure to see him beg for mercy.
Derived terms
* thoroughbred
* thoroughgoing
* thoroughly
Etymology 2
A disyllabic form of (etyl) .
Preposition
( English prepositions)
(obsolete) Through.
* , II.xii:
- Ye might haue seene the frothy billowes fry / Vnder the ship, as thorough them she went [...].
* 1599 , , V. i. 109:
- You are contented to be led in triumph / Thorough the streets of Rome?
Noun
( en noun)
(UK, dialect) A furrow between two ridges, to drain off the surface water.
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Adjective
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