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Thoroughly vs Perfectly - What's the difference?

thoroughly | perfectly |

As adverbs the difference between thoroughly and perfectly

is that thoroughly is in a thorough or complete manner while perfectly is with perfection.

thoroughly

English

Adverb

(en adverb)
  • In a thorough or complete manner.
    • He went out in the rain and came back thoroughly drenched.

    Synonyms

    * but good, in spades

    perfectly

    English

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • With perfection.
    • ''They completed the first series perfectly .
  • Wholly, adequately.
    • Their performance was perfectly fine.
    Skydiving is jumping out of a perfectly good airplane.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=November 12 , author= , title=International friendly: England 1-0 Spain , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=James Milner's angled free-kick was headed on to the post by the tireless Bent and Lampard the opportunist was perfectly placed to stoop and head in from virtually on the goal-line.}}

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