Definition: 1. Done completely; with great attention to detail. 2. Painstakingly careful and accurate. 3. Doing things very carefully and with great attention to detail. 4. Very thorough; exhaustively complete.
Use 'thorough' in a sentence:
1. I want to have a thorough check-up and do some tests.
2. The scale of the searches has been increased dramatically since 1992, when the US Congress voted NASA $10 million per year for ten years to conduct a thorough search for extra-terrestrial life.
3. You must see your doctor for a thorough examination.
4. The men were expert, thorough and careful.
5. In order to ensure success we must have a complete and thorough plan.
6. We shall have a thorough cleaning at the end of every month.
7. In particular, the effects of noisy classrooms and activities on those experiencing disabilities in the form of auditory function deficit need thorough investigation.
8. The garage gave the car a thorough going-over.
9. With a mind prepared by thorough school discipline, the American boy develops rapidly into the skilled workman.
10. The prospects are that he will give opponents a thorough pounding.
11. Watson had made a thorough hash of it.
12. She made a thorough examination of the door.
13. He had made a thorough investigation. No wonder he knew so much about it.
14. I was a thorough little academic snob.
15. Give the room a thorough cleaning.
16. She's very thorough and conscientious.
17. He uncoiled the hose and gave them a thorough drenching.
18. Despite a thorough investigation, no trace of Dr Southwell has been found.
19. A thorough brushing helps to freshen up your mouth.
20. The room has been given a thorough cleaning.
21. Our system for sorting out anything to do with credit cards is as thorough as that for any other problem.
22. It's necessary for us to have a thorough discussion with our parents about the meaning of education.
23. It was a thorough examination.
24. However, most of the writing is succinct; the historical accounts are clear and to the point; and the investigation of the causal links between liberalism and war is admirably thorough.
25. We regard the band as a thorough shambles.
26. He has a thorough command of three foreign languages.
27. The police officers decided to conduct a thorough and comprehensive review of the case.
28. Martin would be a good judge, I thought. He was calm and thorough.
29. The police carried out a thorough investigation.
30. So we have been fairly thorough in our discussion about coral reefs, which of course are prominent, oceanic features made of hard limestone skeletons produced by tiny coral animals.
31. He demonstrated thorough competence in dealing with these issues.
32. We must make a deep and thorough analysis of the problem.
33. The windows will have to be given a thorough cleaning.
34. This is a disgraceful state of affairs and cries out for a thorough investigation.
35. Therefore, anyone who feels drained of energy for weeks on end should have a thorough physical check-up.
36. The subject got a thorough airing in the British press.
37. The army have called for a more thorough purge of people associated with the late president.
38. This statement requires a thorough analysis.
39. He made a very thorough analysis on the situation.
40. After a thorough investigation, many experts now believe that the streak was a run-of-the-mill jet aircraft contrail.
41. Everything was in a thorough mess.
42. We are making a thorough investigation.
43. Detectives carried out a thorough search of the building.
44. The house is in need of a thorough clean.
45. The police officers decided to conduct a thorough review of the case.
46. This very thorough survey goes back to 1784.
47. How thorough is the assessment?
48. Engineers carried out a thorough inspection of the track.
49. The degree provides a thorough grounding in both mathematics and statistics.
