Akademik

thoroughly
adverb
1. in an exhaustive manner (Freq. 8)
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we searched the files thoroughly

• Syn: ↑exhaustively
• Derived from adjective: ↑thorough
2. completely and absolutely (`good' is sometimes used informally for `thoroughly') (Freq. 7)
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he was soundly defeated

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we beat him good

• Syn: ↑soundly, ↑good
• Derived from adjective: ↑sound (for: ↑soundly), ↑thorough
• Usage Domain: ↑colloquialism

Useful english dictionary. 2012.