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Definition of Thorough
1. Adjective. Painstakingly careful and accurate. "Thorough research"
2. Adjective. Performed comprehensively and completely. "Thoroughgoing research"
Definition of Thorough
1. prep. Through.
2. a. Passing through; as, thorough lights in a house.
3. adv. Thoroughly.
4. n. A furrow between two ridges, to drain off the surface water.
Definition of Thorough
1. Adjective. painstaking and careful not to miss or omit any detail ¹
2. Adjective. utter; complete; absolute ¹
3. Preposition. (obsolete) Through. (defdate 9th-19th c.) ¹
4. Noun. (UK dialect) A furrow between two ridges, to drain off the surface water. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Thorough
1. complete in all respects [adj THOROUGHER, THOROUGHEST]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Thorough
Literary usage of Thorough
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Biennial Report by Oregon Board of Horticulture (1921)
"The high degree of unblemished fruit that many growers secure is, therefore,
obtained only by combining thorough fruit spraying with thorough covering of ..."
2. Publications by Musical Antiquarian Society (1845)
"Quoth Puck, " My liege, Fll never lin, But I will thorough thick and thin, ...
thorough brake, thorough brier, thorough muck, thorough mier, thorough water ..."
3. The Journal of Home Economics by American Home Economics Association (1915)
"It is in the large institution work where margins of time must be most carefully
considered. thorough FUMIGATION FOR BUFFALO ... thorough fumigation with ..."
4. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1891)
"Mr. Clarke, a picture dealer in Leicester Fields, but was able at the same time
to acquire a thorough acquaint anee with the works and methods of Dutch ..."
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