soundly
Meanings
Adverb
- deeply or completely
- "slept soundly through the storm"
- "the baby is sleeping soundly"
- completely and absolutely (`good' is sometimes used informally for `thoroughly')
- "he was soundly defeated"
Adv
- In a thorough manner; in manner free of defect or deficiency.
Origin / 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.
Synonyms
completely, deeply, firmly, fully, good, perfectly, roundly, thoroughly, totally
Scrabble Score: 11
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