Descended 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.)") (itself 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")), plus -li (suffix forming adjectives). The English word can be analysed as ground plus -ly (suffix forming adjectives), and is cognate with German gründlich ("careful, thorough; deep, profound") and Swedish grundlig ("thorough; in depth; profound; radical").

Rhymes for groundly

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What is the meaning of groundly?

"groundly" (adj) means solid and firmly based; describing an education that is thorough and complete.