Thural vs. Thorough

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’;