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soundly

UK/ˈsaʊnd.lɪ/ US/ˈsaʊndli/ uncommon

adverb

1.

deeply or completely

  • “slept soundly through the storm”
  • “the baby is sleeping soundly”
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2.

in a complete and thorough manner (`good'' is sometimes used informally for `thoroughly'')

  • “he was soundly defeated”
  • “we beat him good”
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Origin

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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