"thoro" meaning in English

See thoro in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: thoroer [comparative], more thoro [comparative], thoroest [superlative], most thoro [superlative], thorough [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-adj|er,more}} thoro (comparative thoroer or more thoro, superlative thoroest or most thoro)
  1. Nonstandard spelling of thorough. Tags: alt-of, nonstandard Alternative form of: thorough Derived forms: thorofare, thoroly Related terms: a mensa et thoro
    Sense id: en-thoro-en-adj-U2TT8kbD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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    {
      "form": "thoroer",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "more thoro",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "thoroest",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most thoro",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "thorough",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "er,more"
      },
      "expansion": "thoro (comparative thoroer or more thoro, superlative thoroest or most thoro)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "word": "thorough"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "thorofare"
        },
        {
          "word": "thoroly"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              33,
              38
            ]
          ],
          "ref": "1946 April 6, “Thoro Overhauling for Manlius Rides”, in Billboard, page 81:",
          "text": "… the Roller Coaster is to get a thoro overhauling.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              36,
              41
            ]
          ],
          "ref": "1974 January 20, “No Gasoline Rationing Seen”, in Chicago Tribune, Chicago:",
          "text": "Meanwhile, he said he has ordered a thoro government audit of all major oil company records",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Nonstandard spelling of thorough."
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "thorough",
          "thorough#English"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "a mensa et thoro"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "nonstandard"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "thoro"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "thorofare"
    },
    {
      "word": "thoroly"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "thoroer",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "more thoro",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "thoroest",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most thoro",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "thorough",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "a mensa et thoro"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "thorough"
        }
      ],
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        "English adjectives",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English nonstandard forms",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Pages with 3 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
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        {
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            [
              33,
              38
            ]
          ],
          "ref": "1946 April 6, “Thoro Overhauling for Manlius Rides”, in Billboard, page 81:",
          "text": "… the Roller Coaster is to get a thoro overhauling.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              36,
              41
            ]
          ],
          "ref": "1974 January 20, “No Gasoline Rationing Seen”, in Chicago Tribune, Chicago:",
          "text": "Meanwhile, he said he has ordered a thoro government audit of all major oil company records",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Nonstandard spelling of thorough."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "thorough",
          "thorough#English"
        ]
      ],
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        "alt-of",
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "thoro"
}

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