What does thoroughly mean?
Thoroughly means In a thorough or complete manner..
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/ˈθʌɹ.ə.li/ · adverb
In a thorough or complete manner..
He went out in the rain and came back thoroughly drenched.
The editor looked thoroughly for any mistakes in the paper.
Another option is to wash spinach and other leafy greens thoroughly in running water before eating them.
Use thoroughly when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Thoroughly means In a thorough or complete manner..
Common synonyms include but good, in spades, good, soundly.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
He went out in the rain and came back thoroughly drenched.
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