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thoroughly

/ˈθʌɹ.ə.li/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.09 in modern English

Syllables
thor-ough-ly
IPA
/ˈθʌɹ.ə.li/
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a thorough or complete manner.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From thorough + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈθʌɹ.ə.li/
  • British English: /ˈθʌɹ.ə.li/

Inflected Forms

more thoroughly (comparative) most thoroughly (superlative) thorowly (alternative, obsolete)

Synonyms

but good in spades exhaustively soundly good

Questions

How do you pronounce thoroughly?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈθʌɹ.ə.li/.
What does thoroughly mean?
In a thorough or complete manner.
Where does thoroughly come from?
From thorough + -ly.

How to pronounce thoroughly

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ˈθʌɹ.ə.li/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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