English Explanatory Dictionary

thorough-

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prefix
  1. through, passing via
  2. fully, completely; purely

Word forms

thorough- through-

Etymology

A variant of through-, common in 16th-19th centuries, particularly where there is a perceived connection with thorough “thorough-”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000..

Synonyms

dia- per-

Related words

thoroughfare thoroughgo thoroughlane thoroughpass thoroughwax thoroughway thoroughwort thoroughbrace thoroughpin thoroughbred thoroughbredness thoroughbreed thoroughgoing thoroughgoingly thoroughgoingness thoroughly thoroughness thoroughpaced thoroughsped thoroughstitch thorough-stitch
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