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thoroughbred |
thoroughbred race |
thoroughbred racing |
thoroughfare |
thoroughgoing |
thoroughly
| thoroughness
| thoroughpaced
| thoroughpin
| thoroughsped
| thoroughstitch
thoroughly
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adverbial thoroughly has 2 senses
- thoroughly(r = adv.all) exhaustively - in an exhaustive manner; "we searched the files thoroughly"
- thoroughly(r = adv.all) good, soundly - completely and absolutely (`good' is sometimes used informally for `thoroughly'); "he was soundly defeated"; "we beat him good"
CIDE DICTIONARY
thoroughly, adv.
In a thorough manner; fully; entirely; completely. [1913 Webster]
THESAURUS
thoroughly
absolutely, altogether, assiduously, backwards and forwards, carefully, cautiously, circumspectly, completely, comprehensively, conscientiously, considerately, definitely, diligently, dingdong, downright, earnestly, entirely, exceedingly, exceptionally, exhaustively, extensively, extremely, faultlessly, flawlessly, fully, globally, heedfully, highly, hugely, hundred per cent, ideally, immaculately, impeccably, in and out, in full, in full measure, inclusively, industriously, infallibly, inside out, integrally, intensely, intensively, item by item, just right, largely, lovingly, methodically, meticulously, mindfully, notably, one and all, outright, painstakingly, perfectly, plumb, positively, purely, quite, rattling, regardfully, remarkably, roundly, scrupulously, sedulously, solicitously, spotlessly, strikingly, tenderly, thoroughgoingly, thoughtfully, throughout, to the hilt, totally, tout a fait, unconditionally, unremittingly, unreservedly, up and down, utterly, wholly, with care, with great care
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