thoroughly
/ˈθɜɹ.ə.li/UK/ˈθʌɹ.ə.li/
thoroughly adverb: in a thorough or complete manner.
Adverb
thoroughly (comparative more thoroughly, superlative most thoroughly)
thoroughly meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam
thoroughly in Tamil
- முற்றிலுமாக, முழுமையாக
thoroughly in Urdu
- thoroughly
- اچھی طرح سے acchi tarah se
thoroughly in Bengali
- thoroughly
- একেবারে ekebare
- thoroughly, to a great extent
- ভালোভাবে bhalōbhabe
thoroughly in Malayalam
- പൂർണ്ണമായി, തികച്ചും
Examples of thoroughly in a sentence
- We thoroughly enjoyed our vacation in Britain. We visited England, Wales, and Scotland.
- Make sure to chew thoroughly, and don't talk with your mouth full!
- It's a cold, snowy day and I'm going to wrap up thoroughly before I go sledding.
Synonyms of thoroughly
Forms of thoroughly
| comparative | more thoroughly |
|---|---|
| superlative | most thoroughly |
| alternative form (obsolete) | thorowly |
Origin of thoroughly
From thorough + -ly.
Questions about thoroughly
- What does thoroughly mean?
- Thoroughly means in a thorough or complete manner.
- What is thoroughly in Tamil?
- Thoroughly in Tamil is முற்றிலுமாக, முழுமையாக. See Thoroughly meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is thoroughly?
- Thoroughly is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce thoroughly?
- Thoroughly is pronounced /ˈθʌɹ.ə.li/ (UK).
Words near thoroughly in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: thoroughly (page history and authors); thoroughly (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); اچھی طرح سے (Urdu) (page history and authors); একেবারে (Bengali) (page history and authors); thoroughly (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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