Definition of Thorough

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Thorough

Through.

Passing through; as, thorough lights in a house.

Passing through or to the end; hence, complete; perfect; as, a thorough reformation; thorough work; a thorough translator; a thorough poet.

Thoroughly.

Through.

A furrow between two ridges, to drain off the surface water.

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Thorough Quotations

A thorough knowledge of the Bible is worth more than a college education.
Theodore Roosevelt

The one exclusive sign of thorough knowledge is the power of teaching.
Aristotle

The only fence against the world is a thorough knowledge of it.
John Locke

There is no short cut to achievement. Life requires thorough preparation - veneer isn't worth anything.
George Washington Carver

Doubt, indulged and cherished, is in danger of becoming denial; but if honest, and bent on thorough investigation, it may soon lead to full establishment of the truth.
Ambrose Bierce

Stories serve the purpose of consolidating whatever gains people or their leaders have made or imagine they have made in their existing journey thorough the world.
Chinua Achebe

I retired from public Business from a thorough Conviction that it was not in my Power to do any Good, and very much disgusted with Measures, which appeared to me inconsistent with common Policy and Justice.
George Mason

The American people depend on these federal employees to process, investigate, and adjudicate applications for immigration rights and benefits in a timely and thorough manner.
Joe Baca

For a successful revolution it is not enough that there is discontent. What is required is a profound and thorough conviction of the justice, necessity and importance of political and social rights.
B. R. Ambedkar

Some people are making such thorough preparation for rainy days that they aren't enjoying today's sunshine.
William Feather

Thorough Translations

thorough in French is plein
thorough in Italian is completo, verdastro, accurato
thorough in Latin is intentus
thorough in Spanish is plenario, diligente, minucioso
thorough in Swedish is grundlig

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