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Soundly definition: If someone is soundly defeated or beaten , they are severely defeated or beaten. | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples. EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Sentences Video LearnEnglish Videopronunciations Buildyourvocabulary Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Japanese EnglishDictionaryThesaurusSentencesGrammar Definitionof 'soundly'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× soundly (saʊndli ) 1. adverb[ADVERB-ed] Ifsomeoneissoundlydefeatedorbeaten,theyareseverelydefeatedorbeaten. Dukewassoundlydefeatedinthismonth'sLouisianagovernor'srace. 2. adverb[ADVERB-ed] Ifadecision,opinion,orstatementissoundlybased,therearesensibleorreliablereasonsbehindit. [approval]Aretoday'shopesmoresoundlybasedthanthefalseonesof1990? Changesmustbesoundlybasedineconomicreality. Synonyms:sensibly,wisely,prudently,correctly MoreSynonymsofsoundly 3. adverb[ADVERBafterverb,ADVERBadjective] Ifyousleepsoundly,yousleepdeeplyanddonotwakeduringyoursleep. Howcanhesleepsoundlyatnight? ShewastoosoundlyasleeptohearStefano'sreturn. Synonyms:deeply,peacefully,withoutwaking MoreSynonymsofsoundly MoreSynonymsofsoundly CollinsCOBUILDAdvancedLearner’sDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Video:pronunciationof soundly Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'soundly' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'soundly' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'apfelstrudel' HindiTranslationof'soundly' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps Examplesof'soundly'inasentence soundly TheseexampleshavebeenautomaticallyselectedandmaycontainsensitivecontentthatdoesnotreflecttheopinionsorpoliciesofCollins,oritsparentcompanyHarperCollins. Wewelcomefeedback:reportanexamplesentencetotheCollinsteam.Readmore… Thepolarbearscansleepsoundlytonight.TheGuardian(2015)Didwesleepmoresoundlyinthepast?TheGuardian(2018)Willwebesleepingsoundlyagainbytheendoftheweek?TheGuardian(2018)Youarefitter,strongerandsleepmoresoundly.TheGuardian(2015)He'sdefendingsoundlyenoughbytheendoftheover.TheGuardian(2021)Theywantedtosleepsoundlyintheknowledgethattheirvehiclewassafeanddry.Times,SundayTimes(2006)Saversshouldsleepmoresoundlyatnight.Times,SundayTimes(2008)Italsotiresthebodyout,promptingittosleepmoresoundly.Times,SundayTimes(2009)Onething'scertain-youngandoldwillsleepsoundlyintheirchicchaletsdottedaroundthehillside.TheSun(2012)Onemanwholiveswithinafewstepsofthealleytoldme:'Imusthavebeensleepingsoundly.Times,SundayTimes(2010) Trendsof soundly Viewusagefor: AllYears Last10years Last50years Last100years Last300years Inotherlanguages soundly BritishEnglish:soundly ADVERB/ˈsaʊndlɪ/thoroughlyIfsomeoneissoundlydefeatedorbeaten,theyaredefeatedorbeatenthoroughly.Theyweresoundlybeaten,goingdownby35pointsto10.AmericanEnglish:soundly /ˈsaʊndli/BrazilianPortuguese:categoricamente Chinese:彻底地EuropeanSpanish:profundamente French:àplatecouture German:klar Italian:duramente Japanese:徹底的にKorean:완전히EuropeanPortuguese:categoricamente LatinAmericanSpanish:totalmente Thai:อย่างราบคาบBritishEnglish:soundly ADVERB/ˈsaʊndlɪ/deeplyIfyousleepsoundly,yousleepdeeplyanddonotwakeduringyoursleep.AmericanEnglish:soundly /ˈsaʊndli/BrazilianPortuguese:profundamente Chinese:熟睡地EuropeanSpanish:profundamente French:profondément German:tiefundfest Italian:profondamente Japanese:ぐっすりKorean:곤히EuropeanPortuguese:profundamente LatinAmericanSpanish:profundamente Thai:อย่างเต็มที่,สนิท Translateyourtextforfree Browsealphabetically soundly soundingrocket soundings soundless soundly soundman soundpost soundproof AllENGLISHwordsthatbeginwith'S' Relatedtermsof soundly sleepsoundly soundly2 Source DefinitionofsoundlyfromtheCollinsEnglishDictionary ReadabouttheteamofauthorsbehindCollinsDictionaries. 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