Soundly vs Sonorous - What's the difference?
soundly | sonorous |
In a thorough manner; in manner free of defect or deficiency.
* 1899 , , A History of Japanese Literature , page 272
Capable of giving out a deep, resonant sound.
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Full of sound and rich, as in language or verse.
* Addison
* E. Everett
Wordy or grandiloquent.
As an adverb soundly
is in a thorough manner; in manner free of defect or deficiency.As an adjective sonorous is
capable of giving out a deep, resonant sound.soundly
English
Adverb
(en adverb)- He was soundly thrashed by the semi-professional boxer.
- 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, totallysonorous
English
Alternative forms
* sonourous (rare)Adjective
(en adjective)- The Italian opera, amidst all the meanness and familiarity of the thoughts, has something beautiful and sonorous in the expression.
- There is nothing of the artificial Johnsonian balance in his style. It is as often marked by a pregnant brevity as by a sonorous amplitude.
