"soundly" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /ˈsaʊnd.lɪ/ [UK, US] Audio: en-us-soundly.ogg [US] Forms: more soundly [comparative], most soundly [superlative]
Etymology: c. 1400s, from sound + -ly. Originally meaning "safely", the present sense came in the 16ᵗʰ century. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|sound|ly}} sound + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} soundly (comparative more soundly, superlative most soundly)
  1. In a thorough manner; in manner free of defect or deficiency. Synonyms: completely, deeply, firmly, fully, perfectly, roundly, thoroughly, totally Translations (in a thorough manner): հիմնովին (himnovin) (Armenian), միանգամայն (miangamayn) (Armenian), լիովին (liovin) (Armenian), perusteellisesti (Finnish), kunnolla (Finnish), fortement (French), solidement (French), gründlich (German), ordentlich (German), γερά (gerá) (Greek), grundig (Norwegian Bokmål), grundig (Norwegian Nynorsk), обоснованно (obosnovanno) (Russian), profundo (Spanish), djupt (Swedish), grundligt (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-soundly-en-adv-X~wSIZ8p Categories (other): Armenian terms with redundant script codes

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      "word": "fully"
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      "word": "միանգամայն"
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      "sense": "in a thorough manner",
      "word": "լիովին"
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      "sense": "in a thorough manner",
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      "sense": "in a thorough manner",
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      "sense": "in a thorough manner",
      "word": "ordentlich"
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      "lang": "Greek",
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      "sense": "in a thorough manner",
      "word": "γερά"
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      "sense": "in a thorough manner",
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      "sense": "in a thorough manner",
      "word": "grundig"
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
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      "sense": "in a thorough manner",
      "word": "обоснованно"
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "in a thorough manner",
      "word": "profundo"
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "in a thorough manner",
      "word": "djupt"
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