Thoroughly vs Throughly - What's the difference?
thoroughly | throughly |
In a thorough or complete manner.
Thoroughly, completely.
* 1590 , (Edmund Spenser), The Faerie Queene , II.7:
* c. 1610 , (William Shakespeare), , III.2:
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As adverbs the difference between thoroughly and throughly
is that thoroughly is in a thorough or complete manner while throughly is thoroughly, completely.thoroughly
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Adverb
(en adverb)- He went out in the rain and came back thoroughly drenched.
Synonyms
* but good, in spadesthroughly
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Alternative forms
* thrulyAdverb
(en adverb)- The whiles he steru'd with hunger and with drouth / He daily dyde, yet neuer throughly dyen couth.
- The next advantage / Will we take throughly .
- Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, / And cleanse me from my sin.