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 | ||