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Strongly vs Soundly - What's the difference?

strongly | soundly |

As adverbs the difference between strongly and soundly

is that strongly is in a strong or powerful manner while soundly is in a thorough manner; in manner free of defect or deficiency.

strongly

English

Adverb

(en-adv)
  • In a strong or powerful manner.
  • Very much.
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  • , title=(The Celebrity), chapter=8 , passage=The humor of my proposition appealed more strongly to Miss Trevor than I had looked for, and from that time forward she became her old self again; for, even after she had conquered her love for the Celebrity, the mortification of having been jilted by him remained.}}

    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