What does soundly mean?

soundly means "deeply or completely". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in soundly?

soundly has 2 syllables: sound-ly. The stress falls on "sound". In IPA it is /ˈsaʊndli/.

What is another word for soundly?

Close synonyms include thoroughly, good. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is soundly a common word?

soundly is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

soundly — meaning, pronunciation and 2 definitions

adverb

2 sensesA word that modifies a verb, adjective or other adverb.

1.
deeply or completely
“slept soundly through the storm”
“the baby is sleeping soundly”
2.
completely and absolutely (`good' is sometimes used informally for `thoroughly')
“he was soundly defeated”
“we beat him good”
Synonymsthoroughly good
colloquialism

Questions about soundly

What does soundly mean?: soundly means "deeply or completely". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in soundly?: soundly has 2 syllables: sound-ly. The stress falls on "sound". In IPA it is /ˈsaʊndli/.

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