different between roundly vs soundly

English

Etymology

From Middle English roundly, roundely, roundliche, equivalent to round +? -ly.

Adverb

roundly (comparative more roundly, superlative most roundly)

1. Circularly.
2. Utterly or thoroughly.
   • 1974, Richard Garrett, General Gordon (page 203)

     When, over in the east, General Valentine Baker led his force of four thousand irregulars against Osman Digna, he was roundly thrashed.

3. Boldly; openly.
   • 1873, John Camden Hotten, The Slang Dictionary

     Moko, a name given by sportsmen to pheasants killed by mistake during September, before the pheasant-shooting comes in. They pull out their tails, and roundly assert that they are no pheasants at all, but mokos.

4. Briskly.
5. Generally.

Synonyms

• completely, deeply, firmly, fully, perfectly, soundly, thoroughly, totally

Translations

English

Etymology

c. 1400s, from sound +? -ly. Originally meaning "safely", the present sense came in the 16^th century.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /?sa?nd.l?/

Adverb

soundly (comparative more soundly, superlative most soundly)

1. In a thorough manner; in manner free of defect or deficiency.

   He was soundly thrashed by the semi-professional boxer.

   • 1899, William George Aston, A History of Japanese Literature, page 272:

     The wedding company, fatigued with their enjoyment of the previous night, slept soundly late into the next morning.

   • 1911, L. D. Biagi, The Centaurians, Ch. I:

     My gold carried little weight with him, he was sincerely fond of me and consequently rated me soundly for all indiscretions, declaring I would regret wasting the best years of my life and deadening my vast talents […]

Synonyms

• completely, deeply, firmly, fully, perfectly, roundly, thoroughly, totally

Translations

Further reading

• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “soundly”, in Online Etymology Dictionary