- roundly adv
- "Balls!" Tom said roundly.
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roundly adv
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Roundly — Round ly, adv. 1. In a round form or manner. [1913 Webster] 2. Openly; boldly; peremptorily; plumply. [1913 Webster] He affirms everything roundly. Addison. [1913 Webster] 3. Briskly; with speed. locke. [1913 Webster] Two of the outlaws walked… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
roundly — adv. 1 bluntly, in plain language, severely (was roundly criticized; told them roundly that he refused). 2 in a thoroughgoing manner (go roundly to work). 3 in a circular way (swells out roundly) … Useful english dictionary
roundly — [round′lē] adv. 1. in a round form; circularly, spherically, etc. 2. in a round manner; specif., a) vigorously, bluntly, severely, etc. [he was roundly rebuked] b) fully; completely and thoroughly … English World dictionary
roundly — adv. Roundly is used with these verbs: ↑condemn, ↑criticize, ↑curse, ↑defeat, ↑denounce, ↑reject … Collocations dictionary
roundly — [[t]ra͟ʊndli[/t]] ADV GRADED: usu ADV before v If you are roundly condemned or criticized, you are condemned or criticized forcefully or by many people. If you are roundly defeated, you are defeated completely. Political leaders have roundly… … English dictionary
roundly — round|ly [ˈraundli] adv roundly condemn/criticize etc to ↑condemn, criticize etc someone strongly and severely ▪ All the major political parties roundly condemned the attack … Dictionary of contemporary English
roundly — [ˈraʊndli] adv in a strong clear way Their tactics were roundly condemned.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
roundly — /rownd lee/, adv. 1. in a round manner. 2. vigorously or briskly. 3. outspokenly, severely, or unsparingly. 4. completely or fully. 5. in round numbers or in a vague or general way. [1400 50; late ME; see ROUND1, LY] * * * … Universalium
roundly — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adv. vigorously, earnestly. See completion. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. thoroughly, soundly, wholly; see completely … English dictionary for students
roundly — round·ly || raÊŠndlɪ adv. in a round manner; completely, entirely; vigorously, severely … English contemporary dictionary
