Meanings
comparative more superthorough · superlative most superthorough
- Very thorough.
The rollers came out, and Maurice gave her hair a superthorough brushing, the classic 100 strokes and more, from crown right down to the ends.
1967, Charles Veley, Mademoiselle, CondeÌ Nast Publications, →ISBN, page 2582 more examples
He’s parodied often for his overwork of masculinity, of adjectives like “good,” “wonderful,” and “clear,” and of short sentences. He’s remembered for superthorough craftsmanship, rewriting again and again, and for his hard-playing lifestyle.
1977, Charles Veley, Catching Up, Lippincott, →ISBN, page 196I show her some more of Babe’s signs, giving them exact counts and going over their shape and dynamics carefully because, though our Dutch Treat’s a fairly fast learner, she's superthorough and prefers an orderly presentation of material.
1988, Paul Taylor, Private Domain: An Autobiography, North Point Press, →ISBN, page 230
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