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thorny adj. 1 prickly, barbed, spiny, spiked, brambly, spinous,
Technical spinose, acanthoid, spiculose, spiculate, spinulose,
aciculate, muricate, barbellate, setigerous, setaceous,
setiferous, setose: The insect's feet have tiny thorny
projections. 2 difficult, hard, tough, prickly, nettlesome,
painful, ticklish, delicate, intricate, critical, complex,
complicated, problematic, vexatious, knotty, tangled, involved,
troublesome, controversial, nasty, worrying, Colloq sticky,
Slang hairy: Many thorny questions have vexed us throughout the
ages.
thorough adj. 1 thoroughgoing, complete, downright, perfect,
through-and-through, total, unmitigated, undiluted, unmixed,
unalloyed, out-and-out, unqualified, sheer, utter, arrant,
absolute, proper: I have rarely encountered such thorough
stupidity. 2 exhaustive, extensive, painstaking, meticulous,
assiduous, careful, scrupulous, particular, conscientious,
methodical: Police conducted a thorough search but found
nothing. 3 extensive, exhaustive, detailed, in-depth,
comprehensive, full, complete, all-inclusive, total,
all-embracing, encyclopedic or encyclopaedic, universal, A-to-Z,
Colloq all-out: We need someone who has a thorough knowledge of
the terrain.
thoroughly
adv. 1 completely, downright, perfectly, totally,
unqualifiedly, utterly, absolutely, entirely, extremely,
unreservedly, wholly, fully, positively, definitely, quite: He
is thoroughly stupid, as we all know. 2 carefully,
painstakingly, exhaustively, extensively, assiduously,
sedulously, methodically, conscientiously, scrupulously,
meticulously, intensively, comprehensively, completely,
throughout, from top to bottom, from stem to stern, backwards
and forwards, in every nook and cranny: Police searched
thoroughly again, but could still find no murder weapon.
though conj. 1 although, even though, while, in spite of or despite
the fact that, notwithstanding that, albeit, granted, granting
or conceding that, allowing or admitting that, even if,
supposing: Though it is the right size, I hate the colour.
--adv. 2 however, nonetheless, nevertheless, yet, but, still,
even so, be that as it may, all the same, notwithstanding, for