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- adverb Obsolete spelling of
thoroughly .
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Examples
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It came, without either wind, or thunder, or any violence, and by degreese in that abundance, as that the earth was thorowly wete and soked therwith.
Boing Boing 2008
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I was so thorowly unconcern'd (said Catullus) for the Things of this World, that I never enquir'd what was done by the Senate touching me or my Fortune.
Exilius 2008
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April 9, 2008 at 10:58 am no wureez, mah hed am thorowly re-infoarst aftur deelin wif teh “loongcat” trollz
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Now was he thorowly perswaded, that he had found the true effect of his sicknesse, when taking the Father and mother aside, thus he spake to them.
The Decameron 2004
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The witty young housewife, being thorowly instructed, concerning the Parents and kindred of Andrea, their names, quality, and all other circumstances thereto leading; began to frame the foundation of her purpose thereupon, setting her resolution downe constantly, that the purse and gold was (already) more than halfe her owne.
The Decameron 2004
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Captaine Fulford was shot into the left arme at the same encounter: yet were they so thorowly seconded by the Generall, who thrust himselfe so neere to giue encouragement to the attempt (which was of woonderfull difficulty) as their brauest men that defended that place being ouerthrowen, their whole army fell presently into rout, of whom our men had the chase three miles in foure sundry wayes, which they betooke themselues vnto.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Russia, and another letter from your Lordship directed to me: which sayd letter written from the Emperor to her Maiesty hath beene considerately and aduisedly by her Highnesse read and perused, and the matter of complaint against Ierome Horsey therein comprised thorowly examined: which hath turned the same Horsey to some great displeasure.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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For durst they haue put on any minds thorowly to reuolt, they had three woonderfull good occasions offered them during our being there.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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He had a great plainnes in his own nature, and yet he was thought even by his Friends to love too much a versatile man; but his experience had thorowly weaned him from this at last.
Characters from 17th Century Histories and Chronicles Various
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When your Beef is well powdered, and boiled thorowly, and quite cold, wrap it up close in a linnen cloth, and then a woollen one, and so keep it in a Chest or Box from the Air.
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