What does thoroughly mean?

thoroughly means "in an exhaustive manner". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in thoroughly?

thoroughly has 3 syllables: tho-rough-ly. The stress falls on "tho". In IPA it is /ˈθɝoʊli/.

What is another word for thoroughly?

Close synonyms include exhaustively, soundly, good. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is thoroughly a common word?

thoroughly is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Thoroughly — meaning, pronunciation and 2 senses

adverb

2 sensesA word that modifies a verb, adjective or other adverb.

1.
in an exhaustive manner
“we searched the files thoroughly”
Synonymsexhaustively
2.
completely and absolutely (`good' is sometimes used informally for `thoroughly')
“he was soundly defeated”
“we beat him good”
Synonymssoundly good
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What does thoroughly mean?: thoroughly means "in an exhaustive manner". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

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