Thuraladjective
(obsolete) related to incense
Thoroughadjective
Painstaking and careful not to miss or omit any detail.
‘The Prime Minister announced a thorough investigation into the death of a father of two in police custody.’; ‘He is the most thorough worker I have ever seen.’; ‘The infested house needs a thorough cleansing before it will be inhabitable.’;
Thoroughadjective
Utter; complete; absolute.
‘It is a thorough pleasure to see him beg for mercy.’;
Thoroughpreposition
(obsolete) Through.
Thoroughnoun
A furrow between two ridges, to drain off the surface water.
Thoroughpreposition
Through.
Thoroughadjective
Passing through; as, thorough lights in a house.
Thoroughadjective
Passing through or to the end; hence, complete; perfect; as, a thorough reformation; thorough work; a thorough translator; a thorough poet.
Thoroughadverb
Thoroughly.
Thoroughadverb
Through.
Thoroughnoun
A furrow between two ridges, to drain off the surface water.
Thoroughadjective
painstakingly careful and accurate;
‘our accountant is thorough’; ‘thorough research’;
Thoroughadjective
very thorough; exhaustively complete;
‘an exhaustive study’; ‘made a thorough search’; ‘thoroughgoing research’;
Thoroughadjective
complete with regard to every detail; not superficial or partial
‘planners need a thorough understanding of the subject’;
Thoroughadjective
performed or written with great care and completeness
‘officers have made a thorough examination of the wreckage’;
Thoroughadjective
taking pains to do something carefully and completely
‘the British authorities are very thorough’;
Thoroughadjective
absolute (used to emphasize the degree of something, typically something unwelcome or unpleasant)
‘the child is being a thorough nuisance’;
Thorough
In 17th century England, Thorough was a name given by Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford to a scheme of his to establish absolute monarchy in England. Although is largely attributed to Strafford, its implementation can also be accredited to the Archbishop of Canterbury William Laud.
‘Thorough’;