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superthorough

superthorough adjective: very thorough.

Adjective

superthorough (comparative more superthorough, superlative most superthorough)

  1. Very thorough.
    • The rollers came out, and Maurice gave her hair a superthorough brushing, the classic 100 strokes and more, from crown right down to the ends.1967, Charles Veley, Mademoiselle, Condé Nast Publications, →ISBN, page 258
    • He’s parodied often for his overwork of masculinity, of adjectives like “good,” “wonderful,” and “clear,” and of short sentences. He’s remembered for superthorough craftsmanship, rewriting again and again, and for his hard-playing lifestyle.1977, Charles Veley, Catching Up, Lippincott, →ISBN, page 196

Forms of superthorough

comparativemore superthorough
superlativemost superthorough

Origin of superthorough

From super- + thorough.

Questions about superthorough

What does superthorough mean?
Superthorough means very thorough.
What part of speech is superthorough?
Superthorough is an adjective.

Words near superthorough in the dictionary

  1. supertetrahedron
  2. supertherapeutic
  3. superthermal
  4. superthick
  5. superthin
  6. superthorough
  7. superthreshold
  8. superthriller
  9. superthrillers
  10. supertidal
  11. supertide

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