ɛɡˈzɔː.stɪv.li ɛɡˈzɑ.stɪv.li ˈsaʊnd.lɪ θʌ.ɹə.liː θɜːɹ.ə.lɪ in an exhaustive manner we searched the files thoroughly completely and absolutely (‘good’ is sometimes used informally for ‘thoroughly’) he was soundly defeated we beat him good