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round·ly  (roundl)
adv.
1. In the form of a circle or sphere.
2. With full force or vigor; thoroughly: applauded roundly; was roundly criticized.
roundly
Adverb
bluntly or thoroughly: the Church roundly criticized the bill
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Adv.1.roundly - in a round manner; "she was roundly slim"
2.roundly - in a blunt direct manner; "he spoke bluntly"; "he stated his opinion flat-out"; "he was criticized roundly"
bluffly, bluntly, brusquely, flat out
roundly
adverb thoroughly, sharply, severely, bitterly, fiercely, bluntly, intensely, violently, vehemently, rigorously, outspokenly, frankly
Translations
Spanish roundly [ˈraundlɪ] adv (fig) → rotundamente
French roundly [ˈraundlɪ] adv (fig) → tout net, carrément
German roundly [ˈraundlɪ] round adv (fig) (criticize etc) → nachdrücklich
Italian roundly [ˈraundlɪ] adv (fig) → chiaro e tondo
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A STAG, roundly chased by the hounds and blinded by fear to the danger he was running into, took shelter in a farmyard and hid himself in a shed among the oxen.
Fables by Aesop View in context
Consequently, I tell you roundly that I MUST borrow, and that I must continue to do so.
Poor Folk by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor View in context
For eight-and-forty hours let me charter your ship --I will gladly pay for it, and roundly pay for it --if there be no other way --for eight-and-forty hours only --only that --you must, oh, you must, and you shall do this thing.
Moby Dick LXVIII-CXXXIV by Melville, Herman View in context
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