English adverb: thoroughly | |||
1. | thoroughly in an exhaustive manner | ||
Samples | We searched the files thoroughly. | ||
Synonyms | exhaustively | ||
2. | thoroughly completely and absolutely (`good' is sometimes used informally for `thoroughly') | ||
Samples | He was soundly defeated. We beat him good. | ||
Synonyms | good, soundly | ||
Domain usage | colloquialism | ||