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solidly

solidly

23 3.4
In a way that shows complete support as one group
  • adverb
  • /ˈsɑːlɪdli/
translation icon : por unanimidad
  • The Iowa Supreme Court has mainstream professional opinion solidly on its side.
  • remain solidly
  • solidly entrenched
  • solidly established

She's really standing solidly for something she believes is true.

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Examples

  • The large and influential German-American community, which had solidly opposed the Poe amendment, divided in the Straus amendment campaign.

    Academic text (2000)
  • The tribes stand solidly behind me.

  • The country is solidly against the Biden border policies.

  • Public opinion was solidly against anyone who had a good word for the Russian revolution.

  • She is solidly in first place.

  • But the community was not as solidly united in its opposition as many hardliners thought.

    Academic text (1998)
  • First, inland South Carolina residents remain solidly in favor of restrictions on beachfront construction.

    Academic text (1991)
  • Finally, public perception is becoming more solidly embedded in policy-designing processes.

    Academic text (1991)
  • She's really standing solidly for something she believes is true.

  • The community solidly united to support the local school funding initiative.

Synonyms

collectively
vssolidly
91 3.6

All act together as a group

implies complete agreement and unity, not merely presence together
unanimously
vssolidly
57 3.8

Everyone agrees completely

is about being a single undivided whole rather than individual assent
with one voice
vssolidly
8 3.7

A group of people all agree and speak or act together

is the general undivided unity rather than only spoken or acted agreement
cohesively
vssolidly
1 4.3

In a way that makes people or parts act as one

focuses on showing complete agreement and being an undivided whole
unitedly
vssolidly
4.7

People work together and help each other

stresses being a single undivided whole rather than just cooperative action

How United

unanimously
57 3.8
solidly
23 3.4
collectively
91 3.6
together
1.0

Surface Forms

solidly positive

Morphology

solidly = solid (transparent) = solid + ly

Derived directly from the adjective 'solid' with the productive adverbial suffix '-ly', preserving the sense 'firmly' or 'as a unified whole'.

Etymology

The word solidly comes from the old Latin word solidus, which means 'firm' or 'whole', and it shares that root with solid. Imagine a group standing like one solid block behind a person, so solidly can mean 'in complete agreement or as a single undivided group'.