groundedly
English
Etymology
grounded + -ly
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡɹaʊndɪdli/
Adverb
groundedly (comparative more groundedly, superlative most groundedly)
- In a grounded or firmly established manner.
- Synonym: (archaic, rare) groundly
- 1665, Joseph Glanvill, Scepsis Scientifica:
- this praise will ever belong unto him that he hath given the first hint of speaking groundedly
- 1669, Thomas Brooks, A Cabinet of Choice Jewels:
- Look, as we groundedly conclude, that such men are under the reign and dominion of that King, that they readily, resolvedly and habitually take up arms […]
References
- groundedly in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913