soundly
/ˈsaʊnd.lɪ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.97 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "He was soundly thrashed by the semi-professional boxer."
- "Pro. Let them be hunted ſoundly : At this houre / Lies at my mercy all mine enemies :[…]"
- "Mrs. Reed soon rallied her spirits: she shook me most soundly, she boxed both my ears, and then left me without a word."
- "The wedding company, fatigued with their enjoyment of the previous night, slept soundly late into the next morning."
- "My gold carried little weight with him, he was sincerely fond of me and consequently rated me soundly for all indiscretions, declaring I would regret wasting the best years of my life and deadening my vast talents […]"
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.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: soundly, ġesundlīċe
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈsaʊnd.lɪ/
- British English: /ˈsaʊnd.lɪ/
Inflected Forms
more soundly (comparative)
most soundly (superlative)