thorough
Painstaking and careful not to miss or omit any detail.
Adjective 2 meanings
Painstaking and careful not to miss or omit any detail.
“The Prime Minister announced a thorough investigation into the death of a father-of-two in police custody.”
Utter; complete; absolute.
Etymology
From Middle English thoruȝ, þoruȝ, from Old English þuruh, a byform of Old English þurh, whence comes English through. The adjective derives from the preposition and adverb.
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THOROUGH at a glance
THOROUGH has 8 letters and scores 15 points in Scrabble (T 1 + H 4 + O 1 + R 1 + O 1 + U 1 + G 2 + H 4) and 15 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #7,397 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with thorough
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