soundly

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
11
Words With Friends
13
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈsaʊnd.lɪ/ (UK)

Definition of soundly

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adv

  1. In a thorough manner; in manner free of defect or deficiency.
    “He was soundly thrashed by the semi-professional boxer.”
    “Pro. Let them be hunted ſoundly : At this houre / Lies at my mercy all mine enemies :[…]”
    “Mrs. Reed soon rallied her spirits: she shook me most soundly, she boxed both my ears, and then left me without a word.”
    “The wedding company, fatigued with their enjoyment of the previous night, slept soundly late into the next morning.”
    “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 […]”

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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.

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