solidly

1. 1.

   as an undiversified whole

   “the unions voted solidly for Roosevelt”
2. 2.

   with strength and soundness

   “a solidly built house”

Questions about solidly

What does solidly mean?

solidly means "as an undiversified whole". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in solidly?

solidly has 3 syllables: so-lid-ly. The stress falls on "so". In IPA it is /ˈsɑlədli/.

Is solidly a common word?

solidly is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.