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thoroughly
adverb
in
a
careful
and
detailed
way
so
that
nothing
is
missed
or
left
incomplete
•
The
detective
examined
the
crime
scene
thoroughly
,
looking
for
the
smallest
clue
.
The
detective
examined
the
crime
scene
thoroughly
,
looking
for
the
smallest
clue
.
•
Before
baking
the
cake
,
she
mixed
the
batter
thoroughly
to
avoid
lumps
.
Before
baking
the
cake
,
she
mixed
the
batter
thoroughly
to
avoid
lumps
.
Derived
from
the
adjective
“
thorough
” (
Middle
English
)
plus
the
adverb-forming
suffix
“
-ly
.”
Originally
meant
“
from
end
to
end
,
completely
.”
adverb
completely
;
to
a
very
great
degree
•
I
was
thoroughly
impressed
by
her
piano
performance
.
I
was
thoroughly
impressed
by
her
piano
performance
.
•
He
felt
thoroughly
exhausted
after
running
the
marathon
.
He
felt
thoroughly
exhausted
after
running
the
marathon
.
Same
origin
as
Sense
1
:
from
‘
thorough
’
+
‘
-ly
’,
with
later
extension
to
intensifier
meaning
.
