soundly
Adverb
- In a thorough, deep, or robust manner.
- 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.
Examples
- He slept SOUNDLY after winning the Scrabble championship, dreaming of triple word scores.
- He was soundly thrashed by the semi-professional boxer.
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
good, thoroughly, completely, deeply, firmly, fully, perfectly, roundly, totally
Scrabble Score: 11
soundly: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordsoundly: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
soundly: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary