Alapos

Alapos is a Hungarian adjective meaning thorough, meticulous, or comprehensive. It is used to describe work, investigations, explanations, or preparations that are carried out with careful attention to detail and a full consideration of relevant aspects.

In usage, alapos is often combined with nouns to form fixed phrases such as alapos vizsgálat (thorough examination), alapos elemzés (thorough analysis), alapos felkészülés (thorough preparation), and alapos érvelés (thorough argument). The adverb form alaposan means thoroughly or in a thorough manner, as in "alaposan megvizsgálta az ügyet" (he thoroughly examined the matter).

In nuance, alapos emphasizes depth and completeness rather than mere quickness or surface-level coverage. It is commonly contrasted with adjectives like részleges (partial) or felületes (superficial). Synonyms include részletes, teljeskörű, and alapos. The term is widely used in academic, professional, and everyday language.

See also: thoroughness, meticulousness, Hungarian language.