Difference between Adequate and Thorough

ADEQUATE vs THOROUGH: NOUN

A furrow between two ridges, to drain off the surface water.
In Brit. hist., in the reign of Charles I., the policy of Strafford and Laud of conducting or carrying through (‘thorough’) the administration of public affairs without regard to obstacles. Hence the word is associated with their system of tyranny.
Same as perpend.
A furrow between two ridges.
That which goes through.

Equal to requirement or occasion; commensurate; fully sufficient, suitable, or fit: as, means adequate to the object; an adequate comparison.
To make equal or adequate.
To attain equality with; equal.
About average
Acceptable

Through. See through, a later form of thorough, now the exclusive form as a preposition and adverb.
Through: as, thoroughgoing. See through, adverb
Going through; through, in a literal sense: a form now occurring only in dialectal use or in certain phrases and compounds. See through, adjective
Going through, as to the end or bottom of anything; thoroughgoing.
Leaving nothing undone; slighting nothing; not superficial.
Fully executed; having no deficiencies; hence, complete in all respects; unqualified; perfect.
Earnest; ardent. [Rare.]
Without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers

Ample, Proper, Inadequate, Insufficient, Fair to middling, Equal to, Adequate to, Up to, Capable, Passable, Competent, Decent, Enough, Satisfactory, Sufficient

Scrupulous, Thoughtful, Systematic, Indepth, Methodical, Diligent, Meticulous, Comprehensive, Detailed, Extensive, Rigorous, Thoroughgoing, Complete, Careful, Exhaustive

Ample, Proper, Inadequate, Insufficient, Fair to middling, Equal to, Adequate to, Up to, Capable, Passable, Competent, Decent, Enough, Satisfactory, Sufficient

Scrupulous, Thoughtful, Systematic, Indepth, Methodical, Diligent, Meticulous, Comprehensive, Detailed, Extensive, Rigorous, Thoroughgoing, Complete, Careful, Exhaustive

The record is adequate to address these issues.
Commercially adequate access to public streets and ways?
Torres has not proved to be statistically adequate.
ERISA with the lack of adequate fiduciary standards.
Ensuring that adequate internal controls are in place.
Proposed Adequate Assurance of payment for postpetition services, and established procedures for resolving requests for additional adequate assurance of payment.
If it is determined that a BOS is not available at all or is not adequate, the customer should obtain an adequate BOS.
Adequate provision should be made to assemble in adequate quantities expertise that enables the court to respond to multiple protection and assistance needs.
However, the airport already has adequate capacity and will continue to have adequate capacity in the foreseeable future.
Other methods are not adequate and cannot be made adequate.

Thorough, caring staff with great attention to detail.
Maintain thorough and accurate records of all transactions.
And thank you for your thorough, detailed post!
Janice is a thorough, fun and engaging facilitator.
Be thorough when gathering requirements for each deliverable.
Nicely relayed and thorough review of the material.
Thanks for your very informative and thorough review.
Thank you for the kind and thorough review!
These PDF notes are incredibly thorough and detailed.
Thorough hand hygiene sufficient for minimal risk procedures, whereas higher risk procedures require both thorough hand hygiene and use additional infection control practices.