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thus(1) (iou)



thus adverb. Now chiefly literary or formal.
[Old English Tus = Old Saxon Tus, Middle & mod. Dutch dus, of unkn. origin.]
a. In this way; as indicated; in the manner now being indicated or exemplified; as follows. OE.
J. G. Lockhart On the 13th he wrote thus to Captain Ferguson. C. Bront? When I have..kissed her, as thus. V. Woolf If they eat thus in their exile, how must they eat at home? J. Conrad Having been thus distinguished I could do no less than follow her with my eyes. N. Marsh Thus it was that Hal Cartell was thrown in the widow's path.
b. With ellipsis: thus says, thus said. arch. & poet. M16.
Milton To whom thus Michael: Justly thou abhorr'st.
To this extent, number, or degree; so. OE.
E. A. Freeman The legend..has thus much of foundation. S. Kauffmann The little that the social scientists knew thus far.
Accordingly; consequently; therefore. OE.
F. Swinnerton She thus heard at once of Anna's exploit. New Internationalist Tests can..diagnose disorders in fetuses thus enabling early treatment.
Phrases: thus and so dial. & US (a) = SO-AND-SO adjective 1; (b) = SO-AND-SO adverb 1. thus and thus exactly in this way, just so.
thusly adverb (colloq.) thus M19.
thusness noun (joc. & colloq.) the state of being thus M19.
thuswise adverb in this way, thus ME.