Associations to the word «Thoroughly»

Wiktionary

THOROUGHLY, adverb. In a thorough or complete manner.

Dictionary definition

THOROUGHLY, adverb. In an exhaustive manner; "we searched the files thoroughly".
THOROUGHLY, adverb. Completely and absolutely (`good' is sometimes used informally for `thoroughly'); "he was soundly defeated"; "we beat him good".

Wise words

In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.
Alexander Pope