soundly

Words with a similar base: soundly

'soundly'

[soundly.r.01] as in: deeply or completely

Examples:
slept soundly through the storm
the baby is sleeping soundly

'soundly'

[thoroughly.r.02] as in: completely and absolutely (`good' is sometimes used informally for `thoroughly')

Examples:
he was soundly defeated
we beat him good

Origins

					soundly (English)
├── -ly (English)
│   ├── -lice (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
│   └── -ly (Middle English (1100-1500))
└── sound (English)
    ├── sound (Middle English (1100-1500))
    ├── sounden (Middle English (1100-1500))
    │   └── sonder (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
    └── sund (Old English (ca. 450-1100))

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