roundly

round·ly

adv \ˈrau̇n(d)-lē\

Definition of ROUNDLY

1

a : in a complete or thorough manner : thoroughly <roundly disliked> <roundly satisfying> b : by nearly everyone : widely <roundly praised>

2

: in a plainspoken manner : bluntly <told them roundly they would get no help>

3

: with vigor or asperity <roundly attacked the plan>

Examples of ROUNDLY

1. Her leadership is roundly praised.
2. She roundly criticized the plan.

First Known Use of ROUNDLY

15th century

Related to ROUNDLY

Synonyms: dynamically, energetically, explosively, firmly, forcefully, forcibly, mightily, muscularly, powerfully, hard, stiffly, stoutly, strenuously, strongly, sturdily, vigorously

Antonyms: feebly, gently, softly, weakly

Related Words: fiercely, hammer and tongs, robustly, roughshod, sharply, vehemently, violently; actively, animatedly, briskly, crisply, eagerly, gamely, heartily, lustily, snappily, spiritedly, spunkily, vivaciously; decidedly, determinedly, directly, emphatically, fast, fixedly, intensively, intently, purposefully, resolutely, rigidly, smartly, solidly, soundly, squarely, steadfastly, steadily, sturdily, surely; aggressively, assertively, manfully, potently

Near Antonyms: delicately, faintly, frailly, shakily; bloodlessly, halfheartedly, languidly, lazily, listlessly, spiritlessly; impotently, ineffectively, ineffectually, lamely, nervelessly, spinelessly, uncertainly

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