单词 | soundly |
释义 | soundlyadv. 1. a. In or with safety; safely. Obsolete exc. archaic. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > [adverb] safelya1393 sounda1400 in safe?a1425 soundlyc1440 c1440 York Myst. xxxii. 358 Ȝis, certis, we schall saue þame full soundely. c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy 1826 Antenor..fast vppon fote ferkyt to shippe,..Sailit on soundly as hym selfe lyket. 1888 R. L. Stevenson Black Arrow ii. i. 100 ‘How ye are to cross Till I know not’... ‘I can swim,’ returned Throgmorton. ‘I will come soundly, fear not.’ b. In a sound or healthy manner. rare.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΚΠ 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Sainement, healthfully, soundly. c. Securely, closely. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fastening > condition of being fast bound or firmly fixed > [adverb] fasteOE fastlyeOE hardOE hetefastea1225 file-fasta1250 sickerlyc1275 stiff1525 tighta1625 soundly1632 starkly1819 tightlya1865 bracingly1874 1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. i. 4 Sweete Ambrosian Nectar, soundly wrapt In my lock'd closet. 2. With reference to sleep, etc.: Deeply, profoundly; without disturbance or interruption. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > sleep > [adverb] > deeply or soundly fastOE sadlya1375 to sleep sounda1400 soundlyc1400 stronglya1500 deeply1632 tight1898 out to it1941 c1400 Melayne 1524 Sowndely neuer sall þay slepe. c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy 6057 Sore men & seke [he made] soundly to rest. 1548 T. Cooper Bibliotheca Eliotæ (rev. ed.) at Somnus I slepte more soundely then I was wont. 1575 G. Gascoigne Noble Arte Venerie l. 150 They sleepe soundlyer in those two moneths than at any other tyme. 1581 A. Hall tr. Homer 10 Bks. Iliades ix. 171 Where Phœnix doth alone right soundly sleepe. 1624 T. Heywood Γυναικεῖον iv. 185 You watch the time when he is soundliest asleepe. c1717 M. Prior Epitaph 11 They soundly slept the Night away. 1794 A. Radcliffe Myst. of Udolpho IV. vii. 128 ‘He sleeps soundly then,’ said the Count. 1827 R. Pollok Course of Time I. v. 208 And all the winds slept soundly. 1847 C. Brontë Jane Eyre I. xi. 181 At once weary and content, I slept soon and soundly. 3. a. In an ample, complete, or thorough manner; thoroughly, properly, to the full. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > completeness > [adverb] > fully or to full extent or in full fullyeOE wellOE plenarly?1316 largelyc1325 abandonc1330 perfectly1340 sadlya1375 plainlya1382 fullily1385 largea1400 atauntc1400 taunta1550 in toto1573 good1577 soundly1577 richly1588 plenarily1615 sounda1616 plenally1631 1577 B. Googe tr. C. Heresbach Foure Bks. Husbandry ii. f. 84 For that which is cut being greene and tender, dooth the sooner and the soundlyer recouer him selfe. 1581 A. Hall tr. Homer 10 Bks. Iliades x. 188 These two so valiant Greeks, through toile who soundly swet. 1598 A. M. tr. J. Guillemeau Frenche Chirurg. 7 b/2 The peeces of bones beinge therein verye sowndelye healed. 1602 J. Marston Hist. Antonio & Mellida v. sig. H2v Flatter her soundly. 1644 J. Vicars Jehovah-jireh 160 Ours played soundly from Gosport with our Ordnance. 1678 J. Bunyan Pilgrim's Progress 87 He was soundly bedabled with that kind of dirt. View more context for this quotation 1827 T. Carlyle tr. J. A. Musæus in German Romance I. 161 The messengers had in the meantime been soundly galloped. 1829 W. Scott Anne of Geierstein III. xiii. 372 Having disabled the cannon, and filled the German gunners soundly drunk. 1899 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. VIII. 843 The wound, aided by skin-grafting, heals over soundly. b. With verbs of beating, striking, defeating, reproving, etc.: Smartly, strongly, severely. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > violent action or operation > [adverb] > specifically of beating, striking, etc. soundly1613 (a) (b)1643 D. Digges Unlawfulnesse Subj. ii. 54 You need not doubt but your enemies wil be soundly worsted.1718 J. Swift Left handed Letter 17 So the French, when our generals soundly did pay 'em, Went triumphant to church, and sang stoutly Te Deum.1851 C. Dickens Child's Hist. Eng. i. 19 He beat them twice; though not so soundly.1884 Daily News 2 Aug. 5/3 The Players were among the very few teams which defeated them, and that soundly.(c)1692 E. Walker tr. Epictetus Enchiridion liv Lecture him soundly for it.1828 W. Carr Dial. Craven (ed. 2) (at cited word) ‘I gav it him soundly,’ i.e. I severely reprobated his conduct.1863 C. C. Clarke Shakespeare-characters viii. 200 She rates Sir Toby, and soundly, about his late hours.1885 Manch. Examiner 17 Mar. 5/4 Lord Salisbury..rated them soundly on the subject of their desertion of Sir S. Northcote.1613 S. Purchas Pilgrimage 483 The Prince caused him to be apprehended, and (being soundly whipped) to be banished. a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry V (1623) iv. vii. 127 If I can see my Gloue in his cappe,..I wil strike it out soundly . View more context for this quotation a1616 W. Shakespeare Taming of Shrew (1623) i. ii. 31 He bid me knocke him, & rap him soundly sir. View more context for this quotation 1679 A. Wood Life & Times (1892) II. 473 John Dreyden the poet..was about 8 at night soundly cudgell'd by 3 men. 1726 J. Swift Gulliver I. ii. iii. 61 The Dwarf was soundly whipped. 1847 C. Brontë Jane Eyre I. iv. 42 She shook me most soundly, she boxed both my ears. 1867 W. Smith Dict. Greek & Rom. Biogr. & Mythol. (Boston ed.) II. 1086/2 Sallust the historian was soundly scourged by Milo. c. Dearly, heavily, in respect of payment, etc. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > monetary value > price > high price or rate > [adverb] > dearly or expensively deara1000 largely?a1425 dearly1490 chargeably1534 sweetly1579 expensively?1607 soundlya1616 expensefully1631 expensive1796 up-market1975 a1616 W. Shakespeare Tempest (1623) ii. ii. 78 Hee shall pay for him that hath him, and that soundly . View more context for this quotation 1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. i. 38 We had payd soundly for his Leachery. 1642 T. Fuller Holy State iii. xxv. 232 Let them soundly suffer for it themselves. 1707 E. Ward Wooden World Dissected 15 Except he pay him soundly for a License. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > orthodoxy > [adverb] soundly1574 orthodoxally1606 orthodoxly1641 orthodoxically1652 1574 J. Whitgift Def. Aunswere to Admon. i. 74 If we say that in those poyntes whiche we holde from them, that wee thinke soundlyer than they doe, we are readie to proue it. 1581 R. Goade in Conf. (1584) ii. N iij Shall euery particular point of errour in doctrine depriue a man of saluation, holding soundly ye foundation Christ? 1608 Downame in Eng. Hist. Rev. (1909) Apr. 245 This Church of England..did hold..all substantiall points of diuinity as soundly as any church in the world. 1676 M. Hale Contempl. Moral & Divine i. 171 These be some of those Principal Objects of that Faith that over~cometh the world, being soundly received, and digested. 5. With sound judgement or good practical common-sense; according to sound or well-founded principles; without fallacy or error. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > foundation in fact, validity > [adverb] soundly1593 validly1637 the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > discernment, discrimination > [adverb] > with sound judgement ripely1425 judiciously1593 soundly1593 judicially1600 well-judged1768 1593 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie i. xvi. 92 Soundly to iudge of a law. 1621 T. W. tr. S. Goulart Wise Vieillard 197 Let posteritie iudge more soundly then wee of what wee doe want. 1668 W. Davenant Man's the Master i. i I never found my self so much inclin'd to reasoning, and, if you please, let's consult soundly. 1817 W. Scott Rob Roy I. x. 250 More learned than soundly wise. 1858 A. P. Stanley Life of Dr. Arnold II. ix. 146 The power of seeing truth and judging soundly. 1875 E. White Life in Christ (1878) ii. xiii. 152 From this it may be soundly inferred that the belief..was of primeval antiquity. 1884 Law Rep.: Queen's Bench Div. 13 448 The discretion of the learned judge was soundly exercised with reference to the question. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.c1400 |
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