soundly
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2.7
- adverb
- /ˈsaʊndli/
:
profundamente
- When she found them both sleeping soundly, she returned to her bedroom to pray.
- soundly defeated
- slept soundly
- soundly criticized
I breathe deeply, relax fully, and sleep soundly.
- I breathe deeply, relax fully, and sleep soundly.
- College kids, they sleep late and tend to sleep soundly.
- And that is why you often fall asleep easier and stay asleep more soundly across the night.
- And our job is to give you science backed, expert based, soundly researched ideas and tips and suggestions.
- And then you want an awesome sort of through throughout the night so that you sleep soundly, deeply, and in a stable fashion.
- And then I'm back in the tent and I'm and she So we both sleep soundly.
- Above all, it is an inspiring book that is passionate to a fault and is soundly reasoned.
Examples
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The evening had been lively, and she slept soundly, her breathing audible.
Fiction book (1995) -
After a long day of hiking, I slept soundly and woke up refreshed.
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You were sleeping so soundly in there I thought I was gonna have to throw some water on you to wake you up.
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And that is why you often fall asleep easier and stay asleep more soundly across the night.
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You can sleep more soundly knowing that there is, if you will, a positive social surround.
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And he was sleeping very soundly under the desk.
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And you need to sleep soundly tonight, Otto.
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"I wouldn't be sleeping too soundly if I were you."
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the McQuaid brothers will guide you safely and soundly to your destination.
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I have rarely slept as soundly as I did in that farmhouse high above the Chenab River.
Academic text (2008)
Synonyms
259
3.5
To do something completely and carefully
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5.8
To act in a strong, direct way, often to criticize someone
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6.2
In a very clear and strong way that people easily notice
Antonyms
How Thoroughly
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Soundly comes from sound, which used to mean 'whole' or 'strong', the same idea you find when you call a table sound meaning 'not broken' or an idea sound meaning 'good'. So to sleep soundly is to sleep 'deeply and well', and to be defeated soundly is to lose 'completely'.