thorough-
English edit
Alternative forms edit
- through- (used before a vowel)
Etymology edit
A variant of through-, common in 16th-19th centuries, particularly where there is a perceived connection with thorough “thorough-”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000..
Prefix edit
thorough-
- (non-productive) through, passing via
- thoroughfare, thoroughgo, thoroughlane
- (non-productive) fully, completely; purely
- thoroughgoingly, thoroughbreed, thoroughpaced
Synonyms edit
Related terms edit
terms derived from thorough- relating to via
terms derived from thorough- relating to fully