adverb · rare

soundly

soundly · more soundly · most soundly

зовсім, повністю, цілком

обоснованно

ordentlich, gründlich

In a thorough manner; in manner free of defect or deficiencyIn a thorough manner; in manner free of defect or deficiency.

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/ˈsaʊnd.lɪ/

» Now we can all sleep soundly.

Meaning

1 senses

In a thorough manner; in manner free of defect or deficiency.
He was soundly thrashed by the semi-professional boxer.
gründlich, ordentlich
обоснованноobosnovanno

More definitions

deeply or completely
completely and absolutely (‘good’ is sometimes used informally for ‘thoroughly’)

Examples

41 sentences

Now we can all sleep soundly.
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Did you sleep soundly last night?
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Tom was sleeping soundly on the couch.
deTom schlief tief und fest auf dem Sofa.
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Tom was tired and was soon sleeping soundly.
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The baby was sleeping soundly in his mother's arms.
ruРебёнок крепко спал у мамы на руках.
deDer Säugling schlief tief und fest in den Armen seiner Mutter.
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Translations

4 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

in a thorough manner:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

in a thorough manner:

Origin

From Middle English soundly, soundely, from Old English ġesundlīċe (“safely, prosperously,

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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