English Online Dictionary. What means thorough? What does thorough mean?
English
Alternative forms
- thoro (informal)
Etymology
From Middle English thoruȝ, þoruȝ, from Old English þuruh, a byform of Old English þurh, whence comes English through. The adjective derives from the preposition and adverb. The word developed a syllabic form in cases where the word was fully stressed: when it was used as an adverb, adjective, or noun, and less commonly when used as a preposition.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈθʌɹə/, /ˈθʌɹəʊ/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈθʌɹoʊ/
- (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈθɝoʊ/
- Rhymes: -ʌɹə, -ʌɹəʊ
Adjective
thorough (comparative thorougher or more thorough, superlative thoroughest or most thorough)
- Painstaking and careful not to miss or omit any detail.
- Utter; complete; absolute.
Synonyms
- (detailed): comprehensive, rigorous, scrupulous; see also Thesaurus:meticulous or Thesaurus:comprehensive
- (utter; complete; absolute): downright, outright, unmitigated; see also Thesaurus:total
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “not detailed”): cursory, superficial, surface-level
Derived terms
Translations
Preposition
thorough
- (archaic) Through. [9th–19th c.]
Noun
thorough (plural thoroughs)
- (UK, dialect) A furrow between two ridges, to drain off the surface water.