Thorough vs. Throughout
Thoroughadjective
Painstaking and careful not to miss or omit any detail.
Thoroughadjective
Utter; complete; absolute.
Thoroughpreposition
(obsolete) Through.
Thoroughnoun
A furrow between two ridges, to drain off the surface water.
Thoroughpreposition
Through.
Thoroughadjective
Passing through; as, thorough lights in a house.
Thoroughadjective
Passing through or to the end; hence, complete; perfect; as, a thorough reformation; thorough work; a thorough translator; a thorough poet.
Thoroughadverb
Thoroughly.
Thoroughadverb
Through.
Thoroughnoun
A furrow between two ridges, to drain off the surface water.
Thoroughadjective
painstakingly careful and accurate;
Thoroughadjective
very thorough; exhaustively complete;
Thoroughadjective
complete with regard to every detail; not superficial or partial
Thoroughadjective
performed or written with great care and completeness
Thoroughadjective
taking pains to do something carefully and completely
Thoroughadjective
absolute (used to emphasize the degree of something, typically something unwelcome or unpleasant)
Thorough
In 17th century England, Thorough was a name given by Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford to a scheme of his to establish absolute monarchy in England. Although is largely attributed to Strafford, its implementation can also be accredited to the Archbishop of Canterbury William Laud.
Throughoutpreposition
In every part of; all through.
Throughoutadverb
(obsolete) Completely through, right the way through.
Throughoutadverb
In every part; everywhere.
Throughoutadverb
During an entire period of time, the whole time.
Throughoutpreposition
Quite through; from one extremity to the other of; also, every part of; as, to search throughout the house.
Throughoutadverb
In every part; as, the cloth was of a piece throughout.
Throughoutadverb
from first to last;
Throughoutadverb
used to refer to cited works
