Thus - Definition
thus
adv 1: (used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact
or reason or as a result; "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" [syn: therefore, hence, thence, thus,
so]
2: in the way indicated; "hold the brush so"; "set up the pieces
thus"; (`thusly' is a nonstandard variant) [syn: thus,
thusly, so]
n 1: an aromatic gum resin obtained from various Arabian or East
African trees; formerly valued for worship and for
embalming and fumigation [syn: frankincense, olibanum,
gum olibanum, thus]