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roundly |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Roundly \Round"ly\, adv 1. In a round form or manner. 2. Openly; boldly; peremptorily; plumply. He affirms everything roundly. --Addison. 3. Briskly; with speed. --locke. Two of the outlaws walked roundly forward. --Sir W. Scott. 4. Completely; vigorously; in earnest. --Shak. 5. Without regard to detail; in gross; comprehensively; generally; as to give numbers roundly. In speaking roundly of this period. --H. Morley. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: roundly adv 1: in a round manner; "she was roundly slim" 2: in a blunt direct manner; "he spoke bluntly"; "he stated his opinion flat-out"; "he was criticized roundly" [syn: {bluffly}, {bluntly}, {brusquely}, {flat out}]
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