Thoroughly vs. Throughly

Thoroughly vs. Throughly — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Thoroughly and Throughly

Thoroughlyadverb

In a thorough or complete manner.

He went out in the rain and came back thoroughly drenched.

Throughlyadverb

Thoroughly, completely.

Thoroughlyadverb

in a complete and thorough manner (`good' is sometimes used informally for `thoroughly');

he was soundly defeatedwe beat him good

Thoroughlyadverb

in an exhaustive manner;

we searched the files thoroughly
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