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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (2)

1. painstakingly careful and accurate;
- Example: "our accountant is thorough"
- Example: "thorough research"

2. performed comprehensively and completely;
- Example: "an exhaustive study"
- Example: "made a thorough search"
- Example: "thoroughgoing research"
[syn: exhaustive, thorough, thoroughgoing]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Thorough \Thor"ough\, prep. [See Through.] Through. [Obs.] --Spenser. Shak. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Thorough \Thor"ough\, a. 1. Passing through; as, thorough lights in a house. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. Passing through or to the end; hence, complete; perfect; as, a thorough reformation; thorough work; a thorough translator; a thorough poet. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Thorough \Thor"ough\, adv. 1. Thoroughly. [Obs. or Colloq.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. Through. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Thorough \Thor"ough\, n. A furrow between two ridges, to drain off the surface water. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

thorough adj 1: painstakingly careful and accurate; "our accountant is thorough"; "thorough research" 2: performed comprehensively and completely; "an exhaustive study"; "made a thorough search"; "thoroughgoing research" [syn: exhaustive, thorough, thoroughgoing]