Adjective: thorough thur-ow [N. Amer], thú-ru [Brit]
- Painstakingly careful and accurate
"thorough research"; "our accountant is thorough";
- rigorous
- Performed comprehensively and completely; not superficial or partial
"made a thorough search";
- exhaustive, thoroughgoing, in-depth
- Total or absolute (intensifier, usually emphasizing negative qualities)
"a thorough nuisance";
- arrant, complete, consummate, double-dyed, everlasting, gross, perfect, pure, sodding [Brit, informal], stark, staring, thoroughgoing, utter, unadulterated, rigorous, total
See also: careful, complete, unmitigated
Encyclopedia: Thorough