adverb
1. deeply or completely
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slept soundly through the storm
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the baby is sleeping soundly
• Derived from adjective: ↑sound
2. completely and absolutely (`good' is sometimes used informally for `thoroughly')
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he was soundly defeated
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we beat him good
• Syn: ↑thoroughly, ↑good
• Derived from adjective: ↑sound, ↑thorough (for: ↑thoroughly)
• Usage Domain: ↑colloquialism
Useful english dictionary. 2012.