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Webster 1913 Edition


Soundly

Sound′ly

,
adv.
In a sound manner.

Webster 1828 Edition


Soundly

SOUND'LY

,
adv.
[from sound, entire.]
1.
Healthily; heartily.
2.
Severely; lustily; with heavy blows; smartly; as, to beat one soundly.
3.
Truly; without fallacy or error; as, to judge or reason soundly.
4.
Firmly; as a doctrine soundly settled.
5.
Fast; closely; so as not to be easily awakened; as, to sleep soundly.