Thorough vs Bottomless - What's the difference?
thorough | bottomless | Related terms |
painstaking and careful not to miss or omit any detail
utter; complete; absolute
(obsolete) Through.
* , II.xii:
* 1599 , , V. i. 109:
(UK, dialect) A furrow between two ridges, to drain off the surface water.
Having no bottom.
Extremely deep.
Having no bounds; limitless.
Difficult to understand; unfathomable.
Not wearing clothes below the waist.
Thorough is a related term of bottomless.
As adjectives the difference between thorough and bottomless
is that thorough is painstaking and careful not to miss or omit any detail while bottomless is having no bottom.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.thorough
English
Etymology 1
(etyl) .Alternative forms
* thoroAdjective
(en adjective)- 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.
- It is a thorough pleasure to see him beg for mercy.
Derived terms
* thoroughbred * thoroughgoing * thoroughlyEtymology 2
A disyllabic form of (etyl) .Preposition
(English prepositions)- Ye might haue seene the frothy billowes fry / Vnder the ship, as thorough them she went [...].
- You are contented to be led in triumph / Thorough the streets of Rome?
Noun
(en noun)- (Halliwell)
bottomless
English
Adjective
(-)- The restaurant offered bottomless drinks.