English → Latin
“thoroughly” in Latin
prōrsusforwards; straight forward; directly; certainly, truly, precisely, utterly, absolutelyomnīnōin all things, in all ways, entirely, utterly, altogether, wholly; in all, altogether, only, just; in any thing, in any plānuslevel, flat, even; intelligible, clearpenitusinner, inwardfunditusfrom the very bottom; utterly, entirely, totally, completelyāmittōto let go, let slip, let fall; to remit, pardon; to loseperspiciōto see through something; to perceive or discern clearlycognōscōto learn, to get to know; to be acquainted (with someone), recognize, apprehend; to know, perceive, understand
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
thoroughly
prorsus (opposed to “in some degree,” or “almost;” quite, without exception): omnino (opposed to magna ex parte, etc.; completely, quite): plane (quite; opposed to paene): in or per omnes partes, per omnia (in every respect): penitus (through and through; e.g., amittere, perspicere, cognosse, etc.: opposed to magna ex parte, and to “superficially”): funditus (from the foundation, utterly; especially with verbs of perishing, destroying, defeating, rejecting, depriving). [Vid: QUITE.] Sometimes bene penitus (e.g., qui bene penitus... in istius familiaritatem sese dedit, Cic., Verr., 2, 70). To treat thoroughly on any subject, subtiliter or accurate atque exquisite disputare or disserere de re: to examine a thing thoroughly, aliquid penitus pernoscere: to know anything thoroughly, aliquid penitus percepisse; aliquid perspexisse planeque cognovisse: to make one’s self thoroughly acquainted with anything, animus pervolvitur in re (Vid: Cic., De Or., 2, 35, 149): insinuo me in aliquid (Vid: Cic., Tusc., 5, 12, 34): penitus insinuo in aliquid (Cic., De Or., 2, 35, 149: ☞ That Cic. used not only insinuare [intransitively], but also se insinuare, is satisfactorily shown by Zumpt, Cic., Verr., 3, 68, 157); I have made myself thoroughly acquainted with a thing, res penitus mihi nota est (Cic., De Or., 2, 35, in.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for thoroughly?
- The usual Latin words for “thoroughly” are prōrsus, omnīnō, plānus; also penitus, funditus, āmittō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.