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Soundly vs Resoundingly - What's the difference?

soundly | resoundingly |

As adverbs the difference between soundly and resoundingly

is that soundly is in a thorough manner; in manner free of defect or deficiency while resoundingly is with a loud, resonant sound.

soundly

English

Adverb

(en adverb)
  • In a thorough manner; in manner free of defect or deficiency.
    • He was soundly thrashed by the semi-professional boxer.
  • * 1899 , , 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.

    Synonyms

    * completely, deeply, firmly, fully, perfectly, thoroughly, totally

    resoundingly

    English

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • With a loud, resonant sound.
    • The bells tolled resoundingly .
  • (by extension) Emphatically, so as to be celebrated.
    • The children resoundingly defeated the bully.

    Quotations

    * 1859 - , Book II, chapter 6 *: The corner has been mentioned as a wonderful corner for echoes; it had begun to echo so resoundingly to the tread of coming feet, that it seemed as though the very mention of that weary pacing to and fro had set it going. * 1909 - , chapter XIII *: Then suddenly he seized a new preparation bottle that stood upon his table and contained the better part of a week's work—a displayed dissection of a snail, beautifully done—and hurled it across the room, to smash resoundingly upon the cemented floor under the bookcase; * 1939 - *: "Let him return and be damned!" shouted Giles, slapping Marge's fat haunch resoundingly . "He may be lord of the keep, but at present we are keepers of the cellar! More ale! Agnes, you little slut, another song!" * 1946 — , ch. 5 *: My heart needed no tutor for its recognitions, and cried its own "Bravos!" the more resoundingly because un-often summoned from silence.