thoroughlyadverb
uk/ˈθʌr.ə.li/us/ˈθɝː.ə.li//ˈθɝː.oʊ.li/thoroughly adverb (VERY MUCH)
B2 completely, very much:
I thoroughly enjoyed the performance.
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- All the other teachers are thoroughly disillusioned with their colleague.
- I thoroughly approve of what the government is doing.
- She ought to be thoroughly ashamed of herself - talking to her mother like that!
- The senator thoroughly squelched the journalist who tried to interrupt him during his speech.
- They recognized that the country would revive only if it thoroughly disengaged from the chaos of the old regime.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Detailed and careful
- blow-by-blow
- detail
- detailed
- diligent
- elaborate
- encyclopedic
- granular
- in-depth
- intimate 1
- intricate
- long-form
- meticulous
- minutely
- painstaking
- painstakingly
- precise
- precisely
- scrupulous
- sedulous
- studious
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thoroughly adverb (CAREFULLY)
B2 in a detailed and careful way:
We went through the report thoroughly but couldn't find the information anywhere.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Linguistics: very & extreme
- abject
- awful
- badly
- beyond
- classic
- classical
- deadly
- devastating
- drop dead! idiom
- eminently
- esp
- especially
- heartily
- impossibly
- perfect
- sheer
- specially
- supremely
- whole
- wide
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Complete and whole