soundly en · ADV
Pronunciation
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- /ˈsaʊnd.lɪ/ (UK, US)
Etymology
From Middle English soundly, soundely, from Old English ġesundlīċe (“safely, prosperously, gladly”), equivalent to sound + -ly. Originally meaning "safely", the present sense came in the 16ᵗʰ century.
Meanings
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In a thorough manner; in manner free of defect or deficiency.
The wedding company, fatigued with their enjoyment of the previous night, slept soundly late into the next morning.
1899, William George Aston, A History of Japanese Literature, page 272:He was soundly thrashed by the semi-professional boxer.
My gold carried little weight with him, he was sincerely fond of me and consequently rated me soundly for all indiscretions, declaring I would regret wasting the best years of my life and deadening my vast talents […]
1911, L. D. Biagi, The Centaurians, Ch. I:Pro. Let them be hunted ſoundly : At this houre / Lies at my mercy all mine enemies :[…]
1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tempest”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene i], page 16:Mrs. Reed soon rallied her spirits: she shook me most soundly, she boxed both my ears, and then left me without a word.
1847 October 16, Currer Bell [pseudonym; Charlotte Brontë], chapter IV, in Jane Eyre. […], volume I, London: Smith, Elder, and Co., […], →OCLC, pages 42–43:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most soundly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more soundly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Synonyms
thoroughly · perfectly · completely · roundly · firmly · deeply · fully · totally
Translations (17)
fi perusteellisesti (in a thorough manner) · fi kunnolla (in a thorough manner) · nn grundig (in a thorough manner) · ru обоснованно (in a thorough manner) · nb grundig (in a thorough manner) · es profundo (in a thorough manner) · fr fortement (in a thorough manner) · el γερά (in a thorough manner) · de ordentlich (in a thorough manner) · de gründlich (in a thorough manner) · hy միանգամայն (in a thorough manner) · sv grundligt (in a thorough manner) · sv djupt (in a thorough manner) · nl grondig (in a thorough manner) · hy հիմնովին (in a thorough manner) · fr solidement (in a thorough manner) · hy լիովին (in a thorough manner)