thorough-

English

Alternative forms

  • through- (used before a vowel)

Etymology

A variant of through-, common in 16th-19th centuries, particularly where there is a perceived connection with thorough “thorough-”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000..

Prefix

thorough-

  1. (no longer productive) through, passing via
    thoroughfare, thoroughgo, thoroughlane
  2. (no longer productive) fully, completely; purely
    thoroughgoingly, thoroughbreed, thoroughpaced

Synonyms

English terms prefixed with thorough-
thoroughfare
thoroughgo
thoroughpass
thoroughway
terms derived from thorough- relating to via
terms derived from thorough- relating to fully
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