soundly

English

Etymology

From sound +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

(UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˈsaʊnd.lɪ/
Audio (US) (file)

Adverb

soundly (comparative more soundly, superlative most soundly)

In a thorough manner; in manner free of defect or deficiency.
He was soundly thrashed by the semi-professional boxer.
- 1899, William George Aston, A History of Japanese Literature, page 272:
  The wedding company, fatigued with their enjoyment of the previous night, slept soundly late into the next morning.
- 1911, L. D. Biagi, The Centaurians, Ch. I:
  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 […]

Synonyms

completely, deeply, firmly, fully, perfectly, roundly, thoroughly, totally

Translations

in a thorough manner

Armenian: հիմնովին (hy) (himnovin), միանգամայն (hy) (miangamayn), լիովին (hy) (liovin)
Finnish: perusteellisesti (fi), kunnolla (fi)
French: fortement (fr), solidement (fr)
German: gründlich (de), ordentlich (de)
Greek: γερά (el) (gerá)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: grundig

Nynorsk: grundig

Russian: обоснованно (ru) (obosnovanno)
Spanish: profundo (es)
Swedish: djupt (sv), grundligt (sv)

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