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[ adjective ] painstakingly careful and accurate
Examples "our accountant is thorough" "thorough research" Used in print (Richard I. McCosh, "Recreation Site Selection"...)- The existing plant growth calls_for thorough checking . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] very thorough; exhaustively complete
Synonyms Examples "an exhaustive study" "made a thorough search" "thoroughgoing research" Used in print (William G. Pollard, Physicist and Christian....)The scientific debunking of the spirit_world has been in_a_way too successful and too thorough . (Chester G. Starr, The Origins of Greek Civili...)Geometric pottery has not_yet received the thorough , detailed study which it deserves , partly because the task is a mammoth one and partly because some of its local manifestations , as at Argos , are only now coming_to_light . (Edwin L. Bigelow and Nancy H. Otis,...)In his wake came the District_Traffic_Supervisor and the cream of the telegraphic profession , ten of Boston 's best , chosen for their long experience and thorough knowledge of golf . Related terms |
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