The difference between All-embracing and Thorough
When used as adjectives, all-embracing means having a broad scope, whereas thorough means painstaking and careful not to miss or omit any detail.
Thorough is also noun with the meaning: a furrow between two ridges, to drain off the surface water.
Thorough is also preposition with the meaning: through.
check bellow for the other definitions of All-embracing and Thorough
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All-embracing as an adjective:
Having a broad scope; of universal application.
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Thorough as an adjective:
Painstaking and careful not to miss or omit any detail.
Examples:
"The Prime Minister announced a thorough investigation into the death of a father of two in police custody."
"He is the most thorough worker I have ever seen."
"The infested house needs a thorough cleansing before it will be inhabitable."
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Thorough as an adjective:
Utter; complete; absolute.
Examples:
"It is a thorough pleasure to see him beg for mercy."
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Thorough as a preposition (obsolete):
Through.
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Thorough as a noun (UK, dialect):
A furrow between two ridges, to drain off the surface water.
Examples:
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