What is the meaning of thus?

noun

  • An aromatic gum resin obtained from various Arabian or East African trees; formerly valued for worship and for embalming and fumigation.

adverb

  • Used to introduce a logical conclusion. ( from that fact or reason or as a result)
    • usage: "therefore X must be true"; "the eggs were fresh and hence satisfactory"; "we were young and thence optimistic"; "it is late and thus we must go"; "the witness is biased and so cannot be trusted"
  • In the way indicated."hold the brush so"; "set up the pieces thus"; (`thusly' is a nonstandard variant)
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APAWordNet. (2010). thus. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/thus/definitions/1253646
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