ˈθʌrə adj. 1
complete and unqualified;
not superficial (needs a thorough change). 2
acting or
done with great care and completeness (the
report is
most thorough). 3
absolute (a thorough nuisance). øthorough bass a bass
part for a
keyboard player with numerals and symbols
below to
indicate the harmony. thorough-paced 1 (of a horse) trained to
all paces. 2 complete or unqualified. øøthoroughly adv. thoroughness n. [orig. as adv. and
prep. in the senses of
through, f. OE thuruh var. of thurh THROUGH]