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groundly

adj
/ˈɡɹaʊndli/US

Etymology

From Middle English groundli, growndly, grundlich (“firm, solid; deep, profound; fundamental, radical; of a person: learned, well-grounded”) [and other forms], from ground (“surface of the earth on which one stands; earth, soil; burial site; field of battle, battleground; dry land; flat land; piece of land; region; country; the earth; lowest part, base, bottom; foundation; platform; basis for a doctrine, opinion, etc.; fundamental principle; source; background (of a painting, etc.)”) (from Old English grund (“ground; bottom, foundation; abyss”), from Proto-Germanic *grunduz (“ground; foundation”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrem- (“to resound; to grumble, roar, thunder”)) + -li (suffix forming adjectives). The English word is analysable as ground + -ly (suffix forming adjectives), and is cognate with German gründlich (“careful, thorough; deep, profound”), Swedish grundlig (“thorough; in depth; profound; radical”).

  1. inherited from *gʰrem-✻ — “to resound; to grumble, roar, thunder”
  2. inherited from *grunduz✻ — “ground; foundation”
  3. inherited from grund — “ground; bottom, foundation; abyss”
  4. inherited from groundli

Definitions

  1. Firmly grounded

    Firmly grounded; solid; of education: complete, thorough, well-grounded.

    • 10ᵇ–20ᵃ is occupied by No. 3: A groundly Inſtruction, wherin the difference betwixt God the Father, and his Son the Lord Jeſus Chriſt, is declared, according to the ſpirituall and heavenly underſtanding.

  2. In a firmly grounded manner

    In a firmly grounded manner; solidly.

    • Walke groundly, / Talke profoundly, / Drinke roundly, / Sleape ſoundly.
    • If thou wilt ſing on good Friday, thou haſt a commendation of the Pſalme, 93. for then was the houſe of Gods Church builded and groundly founded, though the enemies went about to hinder it: […]

  3. To the very ground or bottom

    To the very ground or bottom; deeply, profoundly; completely, thoroughly.

    • […] Isope cast his chere to Beryn so groundly, / That atte last there was no man with Isope so pryvy:[…]

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA