roundly
adverb
round·ly
ˈrau̇n(d)-lē 
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 in a Sentence
Her leadership is roundly praised.
She roundly criticized the plan.
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The August 2023 raid on a small-town Kansas newspaper and its owner’s home drew national headlines and was roundly criticized as an attack on press freedom.
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Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 12 Nov. 2025
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Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 12 Nov. 2025
The combination of stuff, results and a work ethic and mound presence that are roundly lauded has some within the organization believing this is just the beginning of the award nominations for Horton.
—Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
As with other Western concerns, China has roundly rejected that its EVs and other technologies present a security risk.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 9 Nov. 2025
Both the cellphone radiation and fluoride studies have been roundly criticized for flaws in their methodology and analysis, and the scientific community has largely dismissed them.
—ArsTechnica, 23 Oct. 2025
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“Roundly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roundly. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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roundly
adverb
round·ly
ˈrau̇n-(d)lē
1
: in a thorough way : completely
was roundly ignored
2
: in plain or strong language
roundly criticized the plan
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