soundlyadv.
/ˈsaʊndli/, U.S. /ˈsaʊn(d)li/ 1.
a. In or with safety; safely. Obsolete exc. archaic.
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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.
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1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Sainement, healthfully, soundly.
c. Securely, closely. rare.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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the world > action or operation > manner of action > violent action or operation > [adverb] > specifically of beating, striking, etc.
soundly1613
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(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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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