Thus is on the Academic Vocabulary List.

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Positive
thus

Comparative
none

Superlative
none

  1. (formal) as a result
    I didn't do my homework and thus got a bad grade.
  2. (formal) in this way or manner
    If you throw the ball thus, as I’m showing you, you’ll have better luck hitting the target.
  3. (formal) You use thus far to mean until now, or up to this point.
    Things have gone well thus far. Let's hope they continue.