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- pronunciation:
- thuhr
o
[or]
thuh
ro
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
When you do something in a thorough way, you do it in a complete way. You don't skip anything important. If you wash your hands in a thorough way, your hands become very clean.
My dad said I did a thorough job cleaning my closet. He said he was proud of me.- antonyms:
- partial
- similar words:
- perfect, total, widespread
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| definition 2: |
If a person is thorough, they care about getting everything right and they don't skip any detail.
The safety inspector is a very thorough person. She checks all the equipment very carefully.- synonyms:
- accurate
- similar words:
- exact, particular, precise
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| related words: |
absolute, whole |
| derivations: |
thoroughly (adv.), thoroughness (n.) |
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